Dianne Cohler-Esses, who grew up in New York, 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 City on the Upper West Side.[2]

The art exhibit “Holy Sparks”, which opened in February 2022 at the Heller Museum and the Skirball Museum, featured 24 Jewish women artists, who had each created an artwork about a female rabbi who was a first in some way.[10][11][12] Siona Benjamin created the artwork about Dianne.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses". Mechonhadar.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. 1 2 Dianne Cohler-Esses (2011-05-24). "Connecting the World to Jewish News, Culture, and Opinion". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  10. ↑ "2022 Gala, Rabbi Levy's Shabbat Message, Tzedek Council and more... ✨". www.kol-ami.org.
  11. ↑ Gelfand, Janelle (May 13, 2022). "Celebrating community: Exhibits hail 200 years of Jewish contributions in Cincinnati". Cincinnati Business Courier.
  12. 1 2 "VIDEO: HOLY SPARKS – Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate". Jewish Art Salon. January 30, 2022.
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