Rabbi Lauren Henderson

Rabbi Lauren Henderson (she/her) serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation Or Hadash in Atlanta, GA. She earned her BA from Rice University in 2009 in Religious Studies and History and was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2016 with an MA in Midrash and a Certificate in Pastoral Care. Rabbi Lauren was part of the Jewish Emergent Network Rabbinic Fellowship at Mishkan Chicago from 2016-2018, and then served as Mishkan’s Associate Rabbi and Director of Family Learning and Spirituality. She is married to Joel Dworkin, an outdoor experiential educator and a brilliant home chef, and they have an adorable dog named Sophie.