Sandra Lawson

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Rabbi Sandra Lawson (she/her) serves as the Inaugural Director of Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Reconstructing Judaism working with senior staff, lay leaders, clergy, rabbinical students, and Reconstructionist communities to help Reconstructing Judaism realize its deeply held aspiration of becoming an anti-racist organization and movement.

Prior to joining Reconstructing Judaism, Lawson served as the Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life and the Senior Jewish Educator at Hillel at Elon University in North Carolina. She is also the founder of Kol Hapanim – All Faces – an inclusive, Jewish community that is relevant, accessible, and rooted in tradition, where all who come are welcomed and diversity is embraced.

Rabbi Lawson's Project

Kol HaPanim - All Faces is a radically inclusive Jewish community based in North Carolina that is relevant, accessible, and rooted in Jewish tradition. Jews of Color are the spiritual leaders of Kol HaPanim, and all who want to come are welcomed, diversity is embraced, and we can come together to learn and pray.