Tuchman was born in 1986, and has been blind since infancy. She was raised in
Washington, D.C., in an interfaith family with a secular Jewish father and a
Catholic mother. During her time in the Catholic community, Tuchman experienced several
ableist incidents. As a teenager, she began embracing Judaism after encountering a
braille siddur. She later earned a master's degree from the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). She continued her education at JTS for rabbinical school, where she participated in social justice programs, including the Jewish Organizing Institute & Network (JOIN for Justice) training for clergy and the
Jews United for Justice Jeremiah Fellowship. In 2019, she joined JOIN for Justice's board of directors and completed the first cohort of SVARA's Kollel. From 2018 to 2020, Tuchman participated in
David Jaffe's Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project, focusing on social justice leadership through
Musar, and subsequently began teaching within the program. Following her ordination in 2018, Tuchman began working at Avodah, a Jewish service organization, as the Washington, DC–based Ruach Rabbi-in Residence. In September 2019, she joined JOIN for Justice's board of directors. Also in 2019, she completed SVARA's Kollel as a part of their first cohort. Tuchman's work also includes speaking with congregations and consulting with individuals and organizations on access and inclusion and contributes Torah commentary to several resources. == Theology ==