November 12, 2025
Press Release: New Study Reveals the State of the American Rabbinate, Calls for Systemic Change
November 12, 2025
First-ever empirical study of US rabbinate finds ‘shortage’ is more about fit than numbers
November 5, 2025
Press Release: Alissa Doctoroff Named New Board Chair of Atra
October 29, 2025
Mamdani's Candidacy Roils Jewish Communities Across the Country
By Lisa Lerer and Jennifer Medina
October 23, 2025
Their anti-Mamdani letter makes it clear: Rabbis face pressure that fractures us all
By Shira Koch Epstein
September 18, 2025
A High Holiday helpline for rabbis is flooded with millennial calls
By Benyamin Cohen
September 4, 2025
Press Release: Atra Launches Elul Helpline as a Resource for Jewish Clergy in Prelude to High Holiday Season
March 11, 2025
When the world turns upside down, rabbis can help us keep our heads on straight
By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein
July 8, 2024
Atra, Russell Berrie Foundation teach N.J. rabbis entrepreneurial skills to meet a new generation’s demands
By Zach Crizer
July 8, 2024
Atlanta Rabbinical Association Eyes the Future
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
March 29, 2024
Press Release: Atra Announces Eleven Fellows in Inaugural Northern New Jersey Rabbinic (re)Design Fellowship
Funded by The Russell Berrie Foundation, Atra's Northern New Jersey (re)Design Fellowship aims to help local spiritual leaders innovate with new skills and strengthen connections among each other.
June 26, 2023
Hadar is ordaining its first rabbis. For now, they’ll be the only ones minted by the egalitarian yeshiva
By Philisa Cramer
March 17, 2023
New study highlights the important role rabbis play for young US Jews
New Report from Atra shows that young people want relationships with rabbis who accept them for who they are and how they want to be Jewish.
March 17, 2023
67% of young US Jews say ‘ideal rabbi’ could better connect them to Jewish identity
Most survey respondents say having a relationship with a rabbi important, half want to be more connected to Judaism.
March 16, 2023
First-in-a-Generation Study Shows Positive Influence of Rabbis on Young American Jews, Helping Them Feel More Spiritually Connected
A new report from Atra shows that young people want relationships with rabbis who accept them for who they are and how they want to be Jewish. Young American Jews want more experiences with rabbis because those interactions help them feel more spiritually connected and more connected to a Jewish community, says a new report released today from Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation.
March 13, 2023
Rabbis looking to innovate find a friend in Atra
Rabbi Jeremy Schneider, of Temple Kol Ami, and Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein, senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel of Tempe share their personal experiences and learnings as alumni of Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation as the organization announces its new name and plans for growth.
March 1, 2023
Atra — formerly the Center for Rabbinic Innovation — seeks to support rabbis in a changing world
Atra is also trying to understand where the gaps are in training, especially for more experienced rabbis who are not recent seminary graduates.
February 21, 2023
Press Release: Center for Rabbinic Innovation Announces Plans for Growth and New Name: “Atra”
As more people turn to rabbis for spiritual leadership, new funding positions Atra to help more rabbis engage people in meaningful Jewish life.
October 19, 2022
CRI Announces Dr. Rebekah Tokatlilar as Inaugural Chief Program Officer
CRI is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Rebekah Tokatlilar as our inaugural Chief Program Officer. In this role, Dr. Tokatlilar will join Executive Director Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein in supporting CRI’s dramatic growth as the Center implements its Strategic Plan.
December 1, 2021
Z3 Project Presents: Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein
American rabbi Shira Koch Epstein is an expert in the field of Jewish peoplehood. As the executive director of the startup The Center for Rabbinic Innovation, she helps train Jewish clergy and spiritual leaders to meet the needs of contemporary Jewish communities, “especially those who might otherwise sit at the margins of Jewish life, which is potentially a majority of people who identify as Jews,” she described over the phone. She was interviewed by JTA while attending the Z3 2021 Futures Workshop.