Jessica Lott is the Campus Rabbi at Northwestern Hillel. She has worked in Hillel for over fifteen years – both on campus and at Hillel International – specializing in Jewish education, student engagement, student wellbeing, professional development, and content development. She continues to consult on Hillel’s curriculum design and implementation and regularly mentors new campus rabbis. Jessica is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and has previously served on the board of the RRA and Reconstructing Judaism. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St Louis and a master’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago. She was part of M2’s 18×18 Fellowship and is currently part of the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership Initiative. Jessica lives in Chicago with her husband, Rob, and children, Shuli and Noam.
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
