Gila Axelrod

Gila Axelrod (she/they) is a second-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College. Before starting this journey, Gila served as Editor in Chief of New Voices Magazine. After studying Jewish Thought and Sociology at JTS/Columbia, they went on to manage research programs at the Shalom Hartman Institute, create an LGBTQ+ Rosh Hodesh group, complete a year of service with Americorps, and run workshops on body acceptance. Gila loves to write and talk about grief, disability theory, neurodivergence, queerness, and how these topics can be understood through a Jewish lens. Her work has been featured in Lilith Magazine, Hey Alma, The Philadelphia Citizen, and more. She lives in Cambridge with her girlfriend Hannah, and their puppy, Penny Babka.