Beth Nichols is Rabbi and Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Israel in New Rochelle, New York. She has served this community since her ordination on the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2007. Rabbi Nichols grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Religion and Psychology. Rabbi Nichols also earned her Masters in Jewish Education from the Rhea Hirsch School of Education. At Temple Israel Rabbi Nichols has been integrally involved with educational innovation, helping to create and oversee Chavaya, an experiential Jewish education model, and the Kehillah School for Early Learning, a full-time Jewish childcare program. Rabbi Nichols, called “RBN” by teens, works closely with NFTY-NAR and just returned from leading a Jewish teen trip to Amsterdam.