Elliot Kukla is a rabbi, writer, and activist. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, National Geographic, and more. In 2006, Kukla became the first openly transgender rabbi to be ordained in a mainstream denomination of Judaism. He spent over a decade offering spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. This training as a rabbi and his time providing spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center has deeply informed both his activism and his understanding of what is needed to heal us in the modern world. Shelly Swann is an author/illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Outside of her home studio, she mainly spends her days meandering the city or surrounding forests, always finding magic in the mundane.

Elliot Kukla is a rabbi, writer, and activist. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, National Geographic, and more. In 2006, Kukla became the first openly transgender rabbi to be ordained in a mainstream denomination of Judaism. He spent over a decade offering spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. This training as a rabbi and his time providing spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center has deeply informed both his activism and his understanding of what is needed to heal us in the modern world. Shelly Swann is an author/illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Outside of her home studio, she mainly spends her days meandering the city or surrounding forests, always finding magic in the mundane.

Elliot Kukla is a rabbi, writer, and activist. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, National Geographic, and more. In 2006, Kukla became the first openly transgender rabbi to be ordained in a mainstream denomination of Judaism. He spent over a decade offering spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. This training as a rabbi and his time providing spiritual care to the dying at Bay Area Jewish Healing Center has deeply informed both his activism and his understanding of what is needed to heal us in the modern world. Shelly Swann is an author/illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Outside of her home studio, she mainly spends her days meandering the city or surrounding forests, always finding magic in the mundane.