Jericho was raised in an ultra-Orthodox rabbinic family with a lineage studded with a chasidic master and many rabbinic luminaries. They learned from Buddhist, Sufi, and atheist communities before returning to Judaism to excavate wisdom from their family’s ancient traditions.

 

Jericho is the founder and spiritual leader of Temple of the Stranger, the Executive Director of Shuva, and teacher of Torah to tens of thousands on Instagram. The first person in their family to go to college, they hold a graduate degree in public policy from Harvard University where they were a Pforzheimer Fellow. Jericho is a leading teacher of mystical Torah, trans/queer/feminist Torah, and the Torah of restorative justice, and has been a guest speaker at dozens of communities around the country. They currently serve as an advisor to the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Clergy Leadership Program and as a board member of The Shalom Center. A Wexner Fellow, a member of the ROI: Schusterman Community, and a recent fellow at Atra: The Center for Rabbinic Innovation, Jericho has been named to the Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36 and Forward 50 for their work.