Special Section: "36 Under 36"

by Jewish Week Staff

In our second "36 Under 36" section we throw a spotlight on three dozen forward-thinking young people who are helping to remake the Jewish community. They're raising our eco-IQs, blazing new religious paths, reaching beyond national borders to do good, and creating new enclaves of non-native Jews here. Welcome to the future.

Guma Aguiar, 33: Philanthropist committed to Jewish causes

Beejhy Barhany, 33: Putting Ethiopian Jews on the map in NYC

Michelle Citrin, 28: Small woman, big voice

Anat Cohen, 34: Multicultural music maven

Atara Eis, 27: Demystifying the laws of family purity

Joshua Ellison, 31: Gathering Jewish Diaspora tales

Jen Taylor Friedman, 29: Pioneering scribe ushering in a new generation

Ran Fuchs, 30: Fostering relationships between

Americans and Israelis

Seth and Isaac Galena, 31: Twin funnymen in Web of Jewish humor

Leslie Ginsparg, 32: Organizes women-only open-mike nights

Brooke Goldstein, 28: Human rights activist and documentarian

Deena Greenberg, 22: Pro-Israel activist who helps poor Philadelphian children

Simcha Gross, 22: Pushing the boundaries of YU programming

Dr. Robert Grunstein, 35: Mobile dentist and crusader against cavities among
immigrant children

Elana Stein Hain, 28: Orthodox female community scholar

Ari Hart, 26: Social justice all-star

Gilad Hekselman, 26: Israeli jazz guitarist

Maharat Sara Hurwitz, 32: Realizing a new dream for Orthodox women

Daniel Max Kestin, 28: Shofar blower, Hazon volunteer extraordinaire

Adam Kirsch, 33: Poet, biographer, Jewish book critic

Taylor Krauss, 29: Healing the wounds of genocide, one story at a time

Evonne Marzouk, 32: Orthodox environmental crusader

Juan Mejía, 31: Empowering Jews in Latin America and the Southwest

Chari Pere, 23: frum cartoonist with heart

Daniel Rouach, 27: Revitalizing the French-Jewish community here

Elizabeth Samson, 30: lawyer v. libel tourism

Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, 30: The Rabbi Uniter

Malkie Schwartz, 27: Helping former chasids acclimate

Biana Shilshtut, 26: Forging a community of Russian-speaking Jews

Jake Spinowitz, 18: Providing hearing aids to those in need

Joe Teplow, 17: Teen helping teens raise money for charity

Rabbi Ethan Tucker, 33: Independent rabbi for independent minyanim

Cheryl Vinograd, 24 and Sharon Lewin, 25: Medical students with a love for Israel

Bram Weber, 33: Jewish political activist

Michael Winograd, 26: Klezmer star and clarinetist

Y-LOVE (Yitz Jordan), 31 : Black Jewish rapper from Brooklyn

Where Are They Now?: An update on the inaugural class of "36 Under 36"