She previously served as a member of the clergy at Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago. Rabba Rachel is the president of the Montreal Board of Rabbis and the first Orthodox woman to serve as synagogue clergy in Canada. She was ordained as part of the inaugural class of Yeshivat Maharat and received her BA in Religion from Boston University. Originally from New York, Rabba Rachel lives in Montreal with her husband Rabbi Avi Finegold and their three daughters.