Amy Weiss

Amy Weiss is an American Reform rabbi, and the founder and executive director of the Houston-based non-profit Undies for Everyone (UFE).^[1]

Weiss got the idea for UFE in 2008 when a social worker expressed to her the need that disadvantaged youth had for underwear.^[2] A blogger for the Houston Chronicle at the time, Weiss wrote a post calling for underwear donations and founded UFE due to the overwhelming reader response. UFE became a nonprofit organization in 2012.^[3]

Weiss attended the Rice University Leadership Institute for Non-Profit Executives^[4] while serving as resident chef for Houston Hillel.^[5] she was chair of a panel of the Houston Police Independent Oversight Board.^[6] She also served as a member of the TIRR Memorial Hermann ethics committee.

Weiss was named a CNN Hero in June 2022.^[1] She is married to Rabbi Kenny Weiss, executive director of Houston Hillel.^[5]

Education

Weiss grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in 1983. She received a Master of Arts from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1991, a Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature from HUC-JIR in 1994, and was ordained at HUC-JIR in 1995.^{[citation needed]}