▁Mar vin ▁and ▁L iana ▁Bar en bl at , ▁Rach el ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁attend ▁Williams ▁College ▁in ▁William st own , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁holds ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁religion ▁from ▁Williams ▁and ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁writing ▁and ▁literature ▁from ▁the ▁Ben ning ton ▁Writing ▁Sem in ars , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rabb in ic ▁ord ination ▁from ▁A LE PH : ▁the ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Jewish ▁Ren ew al ▁and ▁a ▁secondary ▁ord ination ▁as ▁a ▁m ash pi ' ah , ▁also ▁from ▁A LE PH . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Bar en bl at ▁co - f ounded ▁In k berry , ▁a ▁literary ▁arts ▁non - pro fit ▁organization , ▁with ▁Sand y ▁Ryan ▁and ▁Em ily ▁B anner . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 2 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁editor ▁at ▁P if ▁Magazine ▁and ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁served ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁editor ▁at ▁Ze ek ▁magazine , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁journal ▁of ▁thought ▁and ▁culture . ▁Her ▁book ▁Massachusetts : ▁The ▁Bay ▁State ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁World ▁Al man ac ▁Library , ▁along ▁with ▁books ▁about ▁Wisconsin , ▁Michigan , ▁Washington ▁and ▁Texas . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Trans