OHALAH
Rabbis, Cantors and Rabbinic Pastors
Available to Officiate at Same Sex Ceremonies
OHALAH
Rabbis, Cantors and Rabbinic Pastors
Available to Officiate at Same Sex Ceremonies
OHALAH is an acronym for Ogudat HArabbanim L’hithAdshut Hayahadut
which, in English, means Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal.
In addition to a small international membership of Rabbis,
OHALAH has a Cantorial Committee of qualified Cantors
and we are the umbrella organization for
the Rabbinic Pastor Association (“RPA”)
OHALAH and the RPA are part of the professional branch of
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
Jewish Renewal is the newest stream of Judaism
Founded in 1962 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
“We welcome and recognize the sanctity of every individual regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognize respectful and mutual expressions of adult human sexuality as potentially sacred expressions of love and therefore we strive to welcome a variety of constellations of intimate relationships and family forms including gay, lesbian, and heterosexual relationships as well as people choosing to be single.”
- from the ALEPH Statement of Principles
As of this writing, the following countries, and states of the United States of America, allow same sex marriage: The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada and the states of Massachusetts and California.
The following countries, and states in the United States of America, currently allow same-sex registered partnerships or civil unions or provide some form of spousal rights for gay and lesbian couples:
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, France, Germany, Finland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Britain, and the states of Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Oregon, Maine, Washington, and Hawaii.
The clergy listed below officiate at same sex ceremonies appropriate to the area where they live and practice. Many are able to travel to perform ceremonies for couples of the opposite sex and the same sex.Ohalah members wishing to join this list email Rabbi Pam Frydman Baugh at pbfrydman@yahoo.com
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Title |
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Locale |
State or Country |
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Telephone |
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Rabbi |
Chava Bahle |
Suttons Bay |
Michigan |
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Rabbi |
Rabbi Samuel Barth |
Greater Boston |
Massachusetts |
978-281-0739 |
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Rabbi |
Pam Frydman Baugh |
San Francisco |
California |
415-261-3404 |
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Rabbi |
Karyn Berger |
Brooklyn |
New York |
646-981-3032 |
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Rabbi |
Phyllis Berman |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbi |
Leila Gal Berner, Ph.D. |
Washington DC |
Maryland, northern Virginia |
301-946-1411 |
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Rabbinic Student |
Elisheva Brenner |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
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Rabbi |
Deborah Brin |
Albequerque |
New Mexico |
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Rabbi |
Carol Caine |
Berkeley, Oakland, Bay Area |
California |
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Rabbi |
Eli Cohen |
Santa Cruz |
California |
831-429-6936 |
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Rabbi |
Howard Cohen |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
413-65207086 |
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Rabbi |
David J. Cooper |
Berkeley, Oakland |
California |
510-549-9833 |
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Rabbi |
Julie Hilton Danan |
Chico |
California |
530-342-6146 |
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Rabbi |
Andrew Vogel Ettin |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina |
336-924-6131 |
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Rabbinic Pastor |
Kate Shulamit Fagan |
St. Petersburg |
Florida |
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Rabbi |
Fern Feldman |
Santa Cruz |
California |
831-425-1665 |
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Rabbi |
Zev-Hayyim Feyer |
Upland, greater Los Angeles and inland |
California |
909-985-6770 |
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Rabbi |
Jack Gabriel |
Sonoma |
California |
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Rabbi |
Shefa Gold |
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New Mexico |
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Rabbi |
Dan Goldblatt |
Danville, East Bay |
California |
925-736-7146 |
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Rabbi |
Nadya Gross |
Erie, Boulder, Denver |
Colorado |
720-890-4210 |
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Rabbi |
Victor Gross |
Erie, Boulder, Denver |
Colorado |
720-890-4210 |
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Rabbi |
Chaya Gusfield |
San Francisco, Oakland |
California |
510-653-3724 |
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Cantor |
Linda Hirshhorn |
Oakland, Bay Area |
California |
510-654-0799 |
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Rabbi |
Naomi Mara Hyman |
Easton |
Maryland |
410-763-9269 |
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Cantor |
Jack Kessler |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbi |
Elisa Klapheck |
Amsterdam |
Holland |
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Rabbi |
Lori Klein |
Santa Cruz |
California |
831-479-7629 |
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Rabbi |
Debora Kohn Lerner |
Berkeley |
California |
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Rabbi |
Michael Lerner |
Berkeley |
California |
510-526-6889 |
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Rabbi |
Eyal Levinson |
Givataim |
Israel |
972-3-731-5994 |
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Rabbi |
Shafir Lobb |
Tuscon |
Arizona |
520-247-4741 |
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Student Cantor |
Abbe Lyons |
Ithaca |
New York |
607/256-1471 box 2 |
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Rabbi |
Paula Marcus |
Santa Cruz |
California |
831-479-3444 |
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Rabbi |
David Mivasair |
Vancouver |
Canada |
604-875-0240 |
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Rabbi |
Leana Moritt |
New York City, Northern New Jersey, tri-state area |
New York, New Jersey |
201.404.0698 |
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Rabbinic Student |
Debra Kolodny, J.D. |
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DC, Maryland, Virginia |
301-565-0719 |
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Rabbi |
Goldie Milgram |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbi |
Yocheved Mintz |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
702-869-2700 |
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Rabbi |
Leah Novick |
Carmel |
California |
831-626-8556 |
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Rabbi |
Marcia Prager |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbi |
Rayzel Raphael |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbinic Pastor |
Simcha Raphael, Ph.D. |
Philadelphia, Delaware Valley, Melrose Park |
Pennsylvania |
215-782-8910 |
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Chasan |
Jalda Rebling |
Berlin |
Germany |
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Rabbi |
David Roller |
Gilbert, Phoenix |
Arizona |
800-440-7046 |
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Rabbinic Student |
Jan Salzman, Justice of the Peace |
Dartmouth College and Killington areas |
Vermont |
802-457-3556 |
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Rabbi |
SaraLeya Schley |
Berkeley |
California |
510 381 0314 |
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Rabbi |
Allen Secher |
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Montana |
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Rabbi, |
Daniel Siegel |
Vancouver, Hornby Island |
British Columbia |
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Rabbi |
David Shneyer |
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Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia |
301-706-5497 |
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Rabbi |
Arnie Sleutelberg |
Troy |
Michigan |
248-649-4418 ext. 2 |
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Rabbinic Student |
Ed Stafman |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
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Rabbi |
Arthur Waskow |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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Rabbi |
Jay Weinstein |
Syosett |
New York |
516-297-7744 |
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Rabbi |
Meryam Zislovich |
Tzfat |
Israel |
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