Margaret Wenig
Margaret Moers Wenig (born 1957) is an American rabbi and writer.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]In 1976, she and Naomi Janowitz wrote Siddur Nashim, which was the first Jewish prayer book to refer to God using female pronouns and imagery.[4]
Wenig graduated from Brown University in 1978,[5][6] and was ordained in 1984.[2] Wenig served as a rabbi at Beth Am, The People’s Temple, located in New York City, from 1984-2000.[7][8]
In 1990, she wrote the sermon “God is a Woman and She is Growing Older”, which was widely published.[9][10]
In 2015, Wenig became the first Jewish president of the Academy of Homiletics.[11]
Wenig is currently a "Senior Lecturer in Liturgy and Homiletics" at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Wenig married Sharon Kleinbaum in 2008; they later divorced.[12][10][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Margaret Moers Wenig, Rabbi, D.D." Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ a b "Maggie M. Wenig, class of 1978 - Second Interview | the Pembroke Center Oral History Project".
- ^ "The Religious Awakening: How Female Jewish Leaders Came to their Faith." New York Jewish Woman, June 2013, pp. 6-13.
- ^ a b Shannon Weber (4 June 2019). Feminism in Minutes. Quercus. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-1-63506-142-0.
- ^ "Interview with Margaret Moers Wenig, class of 1978" (PDF). Pembroke Oral Histories. Brown University. 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Margaret Wenig Wed To Dr. R. J. Rubenstein". The New York Times. 1978-06-19. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ a b "Margaret Moers Wenig". Archived from the original on 2023-09-26.
- ^ "About Us". Beth Am, The People's Temple.
- ^ Lauren F. Winner (1 August 2015). Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline - Study Edition. Paraclete Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-61261-742-8.
- ^ a b Blumenthal, Ralph (2009-09-01). "A Rabbi Whose God Is a Loving and Long-Suffering Mother". The New York Times.
- ^ Woog, Dan (2016-01-16). "Woog's World: Finding a voice in Westport, woman rabbi's sermons soar". Westport-news.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Sharon Kleinbaum's Personal and Political Battles - Tablet Magazine". Tabletmag.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Green, Jesse (2013-02-22). "The Peculiar Mechanics of Gay Divorce". New York. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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