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Deborah Waxman is the first woman and the first lesbian to simultaneously lead both a seminary and a congregational organization as head of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and Reconstructing Judaism, the central organization of the Reconstructionist movement. 

Elyse Winick has worked to engage a diverse Jewish community throughout her career. Winick is currently the Senior Director, Learning and Education at Combined Jewish Philanthropies and a member of the faculty of M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Learning.