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Sharon Kleinbaum



Sharon Kleinbaum is an American rabbi, human rights advocate, and spiritual leader of New York City’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST). Sharon was named one of the fifty most influential rabbis, one of the top ten women religious leaders, and one of fifteen inspiring LGBT religious leaders by various news outlets. She is most well known for her social justice work for the LGBTQIA community.

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Bringing Vision to Life—Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum—Celebrating 25 Years

This special video was produced for the Bringing Vision to Life December 4, 2017 celebration in honor of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum's 25 years as CBST's Senior Rabbi.

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Updated: Jewish LGBT Leaders and Allies Profiled in the Forward 50

The Jewish Daily Forward recently published its Forward 50, a list of 50 Jewish leaders who have made an impact on American Jewish life in the past year.

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Stand Together: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Speaks Out Against Islamophobia

Rabbis for Human Rights-North America encourages rabbis and lay Jewish activists to STAND TOGETHER with their Muslim neighbors and friends, and speak out against anti-Muslim bigotry. In this video, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum explains why Islamophobia is against Jewish values.

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The Peculiar Mechanics of Gay Divorce

For gay couples, the promise of marriage is still so new and incomplete that the idea of matrimonial courts, equitable settlements, and all the rest barely registers. How do you process the undoing of a bond that until a moment ago in history you were not allowed to form?

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Speak Torah to Power: “Creating New Narratives of Empathy,” with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum tells the story of how it became an essential part of Muslim prayer in one community to be surrounded by the love of gay Jews, and how one straight Imam found himself as a featured speaker at New York’s GLBT Pride parade.

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Sharon Kleinbaum | Jewish Women's Archive

“I never wanted to simply be a female rabbi. I want to be a part of a Judaism that is transformed by feminism.” – Sharon Kleinbaum

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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Speaks Out Against Stop and Frisk

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Reinventing Rituals: June, a Month of Pride and Same-Sex Marriages

While Rabbis change their stances according to their various interpretations of Torah it is important to make sure LGBTQ Jews have a place they can turn for rituals in their lives, including marriage.

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Rabbi Kleinbaum Message to LBGTQ Youth

Rabbi Kleinbaum created this message for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth in crisis for CBST's Strength Through Community project in response to the bullying, torture and suicides that have become widely publicized.

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When Is Our Reichstag Fire Coming, and Will We Be Prepared for It?

Will our fear make us vulnerable to the cynical manipulations of the Trump Administration?

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