Sarah Chandler currently serves as the C.C.O., Chief Compassion Officer of Farm Foward’s new program, Jewish Initiative for Animals (JIFA). Sarah was the Associate Director of Adamah from 2010-2014.
Dr. Aaron Gross is the Founder and CEO, Farm Forward. He is also a professor at the University of San Diego.
Melissa Hoffman is the Humane Education and Program Specialist for the Jewish Initiative for Animals (JIFA), where she works with Jewish institutions and communities to develop materials and programs that foster compassion, respect, and responsibility for all living beings. Recently, she earned a M.S. in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts. Melissa has also worked extensively as a cantorial soloist and Jewish educator, and is an animal care volunteer at the International Bird Rescue in California.
Eric Lawrence is Rabbinical Student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a Modern Orthodox Rabbinical Seminary in New York. Eric holds an M/A in Bible and Semitic Languages from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a B/A in Rabbinic Literature, Yiddish and Linguistics from the Joint Program at Columbia University. Eric is an Alumnus of Yeshivat Maale Gilboa and Mechon Hadar, and the Davidson School of Jewish Education, where he specialized in Israel education. Eric is passionate about using Torah to create a more just and perfected world.
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the CEO + Founder of The Shamayim V'Aretz Institute
Dr. Aaron Gross is the Founder and CEO, Farm Forward. He is also a professor at the University of San Diego.
Melissa Hoffman is the Humane Education and Program Specialist for the Jewish Initiative for Animals (JIFA), where she works with Jewish institutions and communities to develop materials and programs that foster compassion, respect, and responsibility for all living beings. Recently, she earned a M.S. in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts. Melissa has also worked extensively as a cantorial soloist and Jewish educator, and is an animal care volunteer at the International Bird Rescue in California.
Eric Lawrence is Rabbinical Student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a Modern Orthodox Rabbinical Seminary in New York. Eric holds an M/A in Bible and Semitic Languages from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a B/A in Rabbinic Literature, Yiddish and Linguistics from the Joint Program at Columbia University. Eric is an Alumnus of Yeshivat Maale Gilboa and Mechon Hadar, and the Davidson School of Jewish Education, where he specialized in Israel education. Eric is passionate about using Torah to create a more just and perfected world.
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the CEO + Founder of The Shamayim V'Aretz Institute
