Amy Perlin is the first female rabbi in America to start her own congregation, Temple B'nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, which she was the founding rabbi of in 1986.[1][2] In 1978 she graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Near Eastern Studies, with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors.[1] In 1980 she received a M.A.H.L. (Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature), and in 1982 she was ordained by the Reform seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[1] She received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in May 2007.[1]
In 2012 Perlin and fifteen other leaders of the Reform Jewish movement met with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew.[3] That year she was also honored by Jewish Women International (JWI) as one of its "Women to Watch".[2][4] In 2013 she was inducted onto the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), and was included in The Jewish Daily Forward's list of America's 36 Most Inspiring Rabbis.[5][6] She is married and has two children, and she and her husband Gary have started a family foundation.[4]
Perlin retired in 2018 after serving at Temple B'nai Shalom for 32 years.[7]
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.[8][9][10] Deborah Ugoretz created the artwork about Perlin.[10]
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- ^ a b c d "Temple B'nai Shalom - Northern VA Reform Synagogue - Clergy". Tbs-online.org. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ a b "Building a community of women - Washington Jewish Week - Online Edition - Rockville, MD". Washington Jewish Week. 2012-11-28. Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "Religious Action Center - Reform Movement Leaders Meet with Top White House Official". Rac.org. 2012-07-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ a b "10 Women to Watch in 5773: Amy Perlin - Aspire - JWM". Jwi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "Three Washington-area rabbis on 'Most Inspiring' list - Washington Jewish Week - Online Edition - Rockville, MD". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "HUC-JIR: Press Room - Rabbi Amy Perlin Inducted onto Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion". Huc.edu. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ Foretek, Jared (2018-06-21). "Rabbinic pioneer Perlin steps down at Temple B'nai Shalom". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "2022 Gala, Rabbi Levy's Shabbat Message, Tzedek Council and more... ✨". Kol-ami.org.
- ^ "Celebrating community: Exhibits hail 200 years of Jewish contributions in Cincinnati". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "VIDEO: HOLY SPARKS – Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate". Jewish Art Salon. January 30, 2022.