Sheila Shulman (18 October 1936 – 25 October 2014) was a rabbi in London, England.[1][2] She was born in Brooklyn, and earned a master's degree in English and Comparative Literature in the 1960s at the City University of New York.[1][2][3] She first travelled 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 lesbian radical feminists founded London's inclusive 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. ^ a b c d e f "Rabbi Sheila Shulman". Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Respected gay rabbi passes away in London aged 77". Jewish News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Rabbi Sheila Shulman: a true pioneer and radical feminist lesbian". Rainbow Jews. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Why trouble should be a rabbi's middle name &#124". The Jewish Chronicle. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. ^ Stagg Elliott, Victoria (May 1995). "Rabbi Sheila Shulman". Gay Times (200): 68. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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