Lila Kagedan | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Open Orthodox |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivat Maharat |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Avi Weiss |
Lila Kagedan (43–44 years old)[1] is a Canadian-born Jewish rabbi who in 2016 became the first woman with the title rabbi to be hired by an Orthodox synagogue.[2][3][4][5][6][7] This occurred when Mount Freedom Jewish Center in New Jersey, which is open Modern Orthodox, hired Kagedan to join their "spiritual leadership team."[6][7][8][9] She is currently the rabbi at Walnut Street Synagogue, an Open Orthodox synagogue in Massachusetts.[4][2]
- ^ PRI.org Can Orthodox Jewish Women be Rabbis?, November 9, 2015
- ^ a b "Chelsea's historic Walnut Street Shul preserves a future". Jewish Journal. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Meet the First Female Orthodox Rabbi". The Cut. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ a b admin-walnut. "Clergy". Walnut. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ The Forward First Woman Orthodox Rabbi Hired by Synagogue, January 3, 2016
- ^ a b "NJ Orthodox shul announces hire of woman using 'rabbi' title". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 11 January 2016.
- ^ a b Jewish Press News Briefs. "The Jewish Press » » Rabbi Lila Kagedan, First Female Rabbi at Orthodox Shul in Melbourne". The Jewish Press.
- ^ "Clergy - Walnut". Walnutstreetsynagogue.com. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Mount Freedom Jewish Center". Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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