Helen Freeman (rabbi)

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Helen Freeman
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SynagogueWest London Synagogue

Helen Freeman is a British Reform Jewish rabbi [1] who from 1999 to 2010 was rabbi at West London Synagogue, was its principal rabbi from 2010 to 2020 and is now (jointly with David Mitchell), its senior rabbi. [2] The daughter of a German-Jewish refugee, she was born in Croydon and was educated at Croydon High School. [3] She was ordained as a rabbi in 1990 and was previously a speech therapist and a Jungian analyst. [3]

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References

  1. "Bat Mitzvah". My Life, My Religion. BBC Two. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Ministers of the Congregation". West London Synagogue . JCR-UK. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Rabbi Helen Freeman". Cumberland Lodge . Retrieved 19 November 2018.