Embark is all about exploring Jewish life in interfaith relationships – without the pressure to convert. Connect with other couples in their 20s and 30s and an Embark rabbi as you learn, share, and grow together in a supportive space. Whether you’re curious about tradition or building your own, discover a Jewish life that’s uniquely yours. Embark cohorts consist of 6-10 couples that meet weekly for 6 cohort sessions, a retreat, and a Shabbat dinner.

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Rabbi Megan GoldMarche

Rabbi Megan GoldMarche is a community-builder, educator, and believer in the power of Jewish life to help people flourish. She has spent most of her career working with emerging and young adults (college students as well as 20s and 30s), first on campus and then in her home and most recently in the Philly area. 

Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Rabbi Megan is a product of Reform summer camp (OSRUI) and Conservative youth group (USY). She earned degrees in Psychology and Women’s Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, and received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary, along with an MA in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies and a certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling in 2014.

Rabbi Megan has spent her career helping people find meaning, connection, and belonging. She is committed to building communities where everyone can thrive and works to create models of Jewish leadership that are both deeply rooted and boldly inclusive. Her personal mission is to create spaces where people feel genuinely cared for—by community, by tradition, and by one another—so they can help build a more loving, equitable, and just world.

Rabbi Megan lives with her wife Paige (also a Jewish professional at Moving Traditions) and their daughters Brianna and Rori in Mt. Airy, in NW Philadelphia, and they love filling their home with guests and seem to find themselves hosting Shabbat, Holiday and weekday gatherings more often than not.