Tirzah Firestone

Tirzah Firestone is a prominent Jewish Renewal rabbi, as well as an author of books on female figures in Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah , a Jungian psychotherapist, and spiritual leader of Congregation Nevei Kodesh in Boulder, Colorado . She is the founding rabbi of the Jewish Renewal Community of Boulder. Tirzah is the younger sister of the feminist writer Shulamith Firestone . Tirzah Firestone was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Missouri , and earned her Masters Degree in Holistic Counseling from Beacon College in 1982; in November, 1992, she was ordained as a rabbi by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi , Rabbi Gershon Winkler, Rabbi Shoshana Leibowitz and Rabbi Akiva Mann. She was the first intermarried rabbi to be ordained by the Jewish Renewal movement. In her memoir she states that her husband inspired her return to Judaism, but that their marriage ultimately fell apart because of his faith. Before returning to Judaism, Firestone practiced Kundalini yoga , lived with a Hindu community, and explored radical philosophies such as Arica and Christian mysticism.

Tirzah Firestone (born May 27, 1954) is an American analytical psychotherapist , author, and Jewish Renewal rabbi. She is the founding rabbi of Congregation Nevei Kodesh, a Jewish Renewal synagogue in Boulder, Colorado , and is now Rabbi Emerita there. She was ordained by Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi in 1992 and is a leader in the international Jewish Renewal Movement. Widely known for her work on feminism and the modern applications of Jewish mystical wisdom, Firestone teaches nationally on Jewish ancestral healing and the common boundary between ancient Jewish heritage and modern psychology. Firestone is an active Member of Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal (1994–present) and the Ohalah Rabbinic Association (2003–present). She was the National Co-Chair of T'ruah : The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights (2009–2010) and is currently serving on the board of the Yesod Foundation (1997–present). Tirzah Firestone was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in St. Firestone was the fifth of six children born to Sol and Kate Firestone. She is the younger sister of Shulamith Firestone . She went to Hebrew day schools through high school. Firestone earned her Masters Degree in Holistic Counseling from Beacon College in 1982; and her doctorate in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California , in 2015. After graduating, she spent an extended period living in Israel and working on Kibbutz Ma'ale Gilboa and Moshav Amirim. She also apprenticed in Jerusalem with Rabanit Leah Sharabi, the wife of Kabbalist, Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi, who influenced her greatly. In her memoir, Firestone tells the story of how her first husband inspired her return to Judaism by means of his own faith and love of Judaism. Firestone remarried in 1999 to David Friedman.

American rabbi (born 1954) Tirzah Firestone (born May 27, 1954) is an American analytical psychotherapist , author, and Jewish Renewal rabbi . She is the founding rabbi of Congregation Nevei Kodesh, a Jewish Renewal synagogue in Boulder, Colorado , and is now Rabbi Emerita there.