Kendell is a Brooklyn based playwright, producer, and rabbi.

His creative work 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.

Kendell serves as the Director of Jewish Education, Artist-in-Residence and Artistic Director of The Workshop (theworkshopny.com / @theworkshopartist) at Reboot. NYU-Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing, MFA.