Rabbi Debra Orenstein is an acclaimed teacher, speaker and scholar-in-residence. Before repatriating back to New Jersey in 2010 to become spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Israel in Emerson, she spent twenty years as an instructor at the American Jewish University and a pulpit rabbi in Los Angeles. Rabbi Orenstein is the author and editor of five books, including Lifecycles 1: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones and Lifecycles 2: Jewish Women on Biblical Themes in Contemporary Life (Jewish Lights). A seventh generation rabbi, she is also an alumna of the first entering class to include women at The Jewish Theological Seminary. For downloadable teachings and scholar-in-residence information, please visit www.RabbiDebra.com.
Rabbi Debra Orenstein is available to speak on the following topics:
- Finding (More) Meaning in Jewish Ritual and Practice
- Unfolding Adventures in Lifecycle, Spirituality and Gender
- Reading the Bible with New Eyes: Feminist Interpretation
- Ways in to Jewish Spirituality
- Raising Spiritually Fulfilled Children: Generation Mentsch