Dianne Cohler-Esses

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Dianne Cohler-Esses, who grew up in New York[clarification needed], is the first Syrian-Jewish woman to become a rabbi.[1][2][3][4][5] She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1995.[6][7] She has since worked as an administrator and educator for many institutions including the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, the Bronfman youth fellowships, the Curriculum Initiative, and the UJA Federation.[8] In 2012, the Jewish community organization Romemu chose her as its new education director.[3][9]

She is married to Larry Cohler-Esses, with whom she has three children: Ayelet, Elichai, and Shira. She lives in New York on the Upper West Side.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses". Mechonhadar.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Dianne Cohler-Esses (2011-05-24). "Connecting the World to Jewish News, Culture, and Opinion". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "Names First Syrian Jewish Female Rabbi to be Director of Education". Romemu. 2012-08-08. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  4. ^ Cohler-Esses, Dianne (1 January 2003). "A Common Language between East and West". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 19 (1): 111–118. JSTOR 25002466.
  5. ^ "Limmud Colorado 2013".
  6. ^ http://www.mishpacha.org/credits.shtml
  7. ^ "Mechon Hadar - Status". Archive.is. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. ^ "Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski". Adultjewishlearning.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  9. ^ "Mission & History". Romemu. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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