Kendell is a Brooklyn based playwright, arts advocate, and rabbi.

His creative work and scholarship explore the intersections of race, religion, identity and sacred text. His storytelling has been featured on The Moth, and his theatre writing has been presented or developed with organizations and venues such as The TEAM, Mercury Store, Theater J, Feinstein's 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The National Opera Center of America, Musical Theatre Factory, Two River Theater, and Goodspeed Opera House.

A frequent keynote speaker he has presented at numerous conferences across the US and Canada, and was among the first rabbis honored to offer a multi-faith invocation for the 110th First Lady’s Luncheon, honoring Dr. Jill Biden. He continues to consult with a variety of media outlets, as well as arts and civic institutions on Jewish and Jew of Color representation. He is the recipient of a 2023 IDEA Residency at Opera America, and recently completed a commission to write a new play as part Theater J’s “Expanding the Canon” initiative.

Beyond his creative work, Kendell serves as the Director of Education, Artist-in-Residence and Artistic Director of The Workshop (theworkshopny.com / @theworkshopartist) at Reboot.

Kendell sits on the boards of Ammud: Jews of Color Torah Academy and Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. He is a proud graduate of Oberlin College, NYU-Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, and received ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary where he was a Davidson Fellow.