Naamah Kelman

Naamah Kelman
Personal
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Reform
Organization	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Naamah Kelman-Ezrachi (first name also spelled in English as Naama; born January 25, 1955) is an American-born Reform rabbi who was named as Dean of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion campus in Jerusalem starting in July 2009. In 1992, Kelman made history as the first woman in Israel to become a rabbi when she received her rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk.