Drawing on a decade of experience running earth-connected Jewish programs at Eden Village, Urban Adamah, Wilderness Torah, and Dayenu, Rachel co-founded Melacha U'Vracha to grow earth-connected Jewish praxis in the Northeast. 

An MBA from Johns Hopkins and an MA in Human-Centered Design from MICA brought her to Vermont where she works as Chief of Staff at a circular sanitation startup, turning human waste into fertilizer and re-embedding industry in ecological systems.

Rachel comes to life while processing the natural world around her into ritual items to tend the holy. You might find her making pie, at the local song circle, or dreaming about shmita. 

Jessa is passionate about increasing access to tools and skills. They bring 6 years of experience serving as a Co-Director at one of the largest tool libraries in the world, right in their hometown of Baltimore, MD on Piscataway and Susquehannock land.

Jessa received their BA in Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University. They went on to join Baltimore Corps, a racial equity fellowship where they taught high schoolers woodworking and design thinking.

In their free time, Jessa loves learning how to make new tools. Currently, they are building up their knife-making practice!