Sheila Shulman

Sheila Shulman (18 October 1936 – 25 October 2014) was a rabbi in London, England.[1][2] She was born in Brooklyn, and earned a Masters degree in English and Comparative Literature in the 1960s at the City University of New York.[1][2][3] She first traveled to England on a fellowship in 1967.[1]

Along with Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah, she was one of the first openly lesbian graduates of the Leo Baeck College.[4] Shulman was ordained in 1989.[1] In 1990 Shulman and a group of her friends founded London’s gay and lesbian synagogue, Beit Klal Yisrael, of which she became rabbi.[2][5] In addition to her work there, since her ordination she worked at Finchley Reform Synagogue; initially part-time, then for some years as half-time Associate Rabbi, then part-time again.[1] She also taught at Leo Baeck College-Centre for Jewish Education, as a part-time Lecturer in Jewish Thought.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Rabbi Sheila Shulman". the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender religious archives network. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Respected gay rabbi passes away in London aged 77". jewishnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Rabbi Sheila Shulman: a true pioneer and radical feminist lesbian". rainbowjews.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Why trouble should be a rabbi's middle name | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Untitled". Gay Times; Issue 200, Page 68. May 1995. Retrieved 2014-10-03.