Lisa Goldstein (rabbi)

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Lisa L. Goldstein (born 9 October 1965) is an American Reform rabbi and, from 2011 to 2019, was the executive director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, an organisation based in New York City. [1] [2] She was previously Executive Director of Hillel of San Diego. [3] [4]

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Lisa Laura Goldstein was born on 9 October 1965 in Pasadena, California. She was the first of three children of celebrated astronomer Richard Goldstein and Ruth Goldstein and was raised in California. Her mother, Ruth, is the daughter of the celebrated paleoecologist Heinz A. Lowenstam and a great-niece of Spandau Synagogue's rabbi Arthur Lowenstamm.

Goldstein studied history at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and subsequently trained for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (in New York and Los Angeles) where she also received a master's degree in Jewish education. [5] From 1991 to 1993 she was assistant rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth, a Reform synagogue in Creve Coeur, Missouri. In 2000 Hillel International recognised her as being an Exemplar of Excellence. [6]

Since June 2020, Rabbi Goldstein is offering online courses on meditation, resilience and Jewish mysticism. [7]

She lives in New York City with her husband Igal Harmelin and their foster son. [8]

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References

  1. "Comings & Goings". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. Feldman, Ari (24 August 2019). "Instead Of 'Netflix And Chill,' They Log On To Their Synagogues". The Forward .
  3. "Lisa Goldstein". The Forward . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. Goldstein, Lisa (5 November 2010). "When 'Safety' Is a Threat". Haaretz . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. "Rabbi Lisa Goldstein". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "Hillel Names Staff Exemplars of Excellence". Hillel International. 2 February 2001. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018.
  7. "A Spring and a Tree - Classes and Workshops" . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "About". Igal Harmelin. Retrieved 23 October 2018.