Rush was born in Haifa, Israel. Her name, "Odeya", means "Thank God", in Hebrew.[1] She moved to the United States when she was nine, so her father, Shlomo, could take a job as a security consultant in Alabama.[2][3] Rush is Jewish, and attended N.E. Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham, AL, where they lived.[1][4] She later moved to New Jersey, where she attends public school.[5] Rush has six brothers, including two sets of twins.[2][6]
She has appeared in short films and commercials and in the