James Feder

James Feder is in his fifth and final year of rabbinical school at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. He will be ordained in May 2025. A graduate of the University of Glasgow (MLitt History with Distinction) and the University of St Andrews (MA Honors History), James previously worked in journalism as a writer and editor before going on to manage communications for an international consortium of non-profits working to advance a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While at HUC-JIR, James was a Tisch Fellow and served as the rabbinical intern at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ (2022–2025) and at Finchley Progressive Synagogue in London (summer 2024). Selected writings and teachings can be found on his website.