Gesa Ederberg

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Gesa Ederberg (born 1968 in Tübingen, Germany) is a German rabbi, she became the first female pulpit rabbi in Berlin in 2007 when she became the rabbi of the New Synagogue, Berlin (Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue) in the former East Berlin.[1][2][3][4] Her installation as such was opposed by Berlin's senior Orthodox rabbi Yitzchak Ehrenberg.[1]

She converted to Judaism in 1995.[3] She was ordained by the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem in 2003.[5] She established a Conservative Jewish beit midrash in Berlin.[5] She was part of the 2006 founding of the European Rabbinical Assembly of Masorti/Conservative Rabbis.[6]

As of 2013, she is the executive vice president of Masorti Europe and the rabbi of New Synagogue, Berlin.[7][8]

Publications[]

  • Knobloch, Charlotte; Brumlik, Micha; Ederberg, Gesa S. (2007). Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? Zur Zukunft des deutschen Judentums [If Not Now, When Then? On The Future of the German Jewry] (in German). Wilfried Köpke. Verlag Herder. ISBN 978-3451293955.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "A lone groan for female rabbi in Berlin | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". jta.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ^ "MERCAZ USA Newsletter". mercazusa.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "After Long Path Female Rabbi Installed in German Community - InterfaithFamily". interfaithfamily.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. ^ "Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue | The team of the Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue". or-synagoge.de. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Article Details". acjna.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  6. ^ "Gesa Ederberg | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. ^ "Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue | The team of the Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue". or-synagoge.de. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  8. ^ "Conservative movement launching seminary in Germany | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". jta.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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