Kendell is a Brooklyn based theatre-artist, producer, and rabbi.

He makes work that probes the intersections of race, narrative, collective memory, and sacred mythos. His writing is rooted in a commitment to foreground themes of “uncertainty, mystery, and doubt” in the modern world as a means of exploring how these tenuous realities orient us to our humanity.

His creative work has been presented or developed at venues such as Feinstein's 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The National Opera Center of America, Musical Theatre Factory, Two River Theater, and Goodspeed Opera House to name a few.

Kendell was featured in the acclaimed docuseries "The New Jew," with actor-comedian Guri Alfi, BuzzFeed’s Tasty channel broadcast of “Saturday Night Seder,” and Crooked Media’s religion and society podcast, “Unholier than Thou.”

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, as well as Theater J’s “Expanding the Canon'' commission program in Washington DC.

Kendell serves as the Rabbinic Educator for Reboot, and is the founding Executive Artistic Director of The Workshop (theworkshopny.com / @theworkshopartist), a New York based arts and culture fellowship that supports and foregrounds the work of professional artists of BIPOC-Jewish heritage. NYU-Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing, MFA. kendellpinkney.com /@kendellrpinkney