Daniella Kolodny

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Daniella Kolodny is the first female rabbi enlisted in the United States Naval Academy, which she joined in 2004. [1] [2] She entered the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1997 and was ordained in Spring 2004. [3] In 2010 the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly appointed Kolodny as its Community Development Coordinator.[ citation needed ]

She was born in Jerusalem but raised in Columbia, Maryland attending unaffiliated Columbia Jewish Congregation. She earned a degree in international relations from Boston University, as well as master's degrees in public administration and Jewish communally service from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles as well as studying Torah at Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. [3] [4]

Kolodny was in New York City during the September 11 attacks, which she spoke about in a 2002 speech. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "After activism, female rabbi is first in Navy". The Daily Free Press. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Religious Diversity in the United States Navy | Daniella Kolodny" (PDF). www.govinfo.gov. America's Navy. p. 11. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Matthew Hay (October 3, 2005). "Rabbi is serving God and the Navy". Baltimore Sun. pp. A1, A6. ProQuest   406663672 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Greenberg, Richard (13 September 2007). "Lt. rabbi, reporting for duty". Washington Jewish Week . Gaithersburg. pp. 21–22. ProQuest   220879148.
  5. ↑ Over, Dercum (2002-09-11). "Seek justice, not revenge". Desert Dispatch . Barstow, CA. pp. A1, A3 – via newspapers.com.
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