Drorah Setel

Drorah Setel is a biblical scholar and feminist theologian from Buffalo, New York, who serves as a rabbi at Temple Beth El in Niagara Falls, NY. A social activist and a spiritual caregiver, Setel is known as a co-writer, with Debbie Friedman, of the "Mi Shebeirach" sung in many Reform Jewish communities today.[1] Ellen Umansky has listed Setel as among the most prominent Jewish feminist theologians.[2]

Setel is a divorced mother of three children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://forward.com/articles/134774/debbie-friedman-s-healing-prayer/
  2. ↑ Umansky, Ellen; Borowitz, Eugene, Ed. (1995). Choices In Modern Jewish Thought: A Partisan Guide (Second ed.). Springfield, NJ: Behrman House. pp. 332–334.
  3. ↑ http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/where-we-live/people-talk-a-reform-rabbi-setel-will-fight-for-what-she-believes-in-20141108


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