Bea Wyler

Bea Wyler (born 1951 in Baden, Switzerland) is the second female rabbi in Germany (the first being Regina Jonas) and the first to officiate at a congregation.[1][2] She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 1995, and that year she was appointed to serve the Conservative Jewish synagogue of Oldenburg.[3][4] Her appointment was much criticized by the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.[5] As of 2000 she was Germany's only Conservative rabbi.[6] She served as a rabbi in Oldenburg until 2004, and as a rabbi in Brunswick and Delmenhorst until 2004.[7]

References
  1. Resurgence of Jewish life in Germany By Charlotte Kahn (pg. 154)
  2. Axelrod, Toby. "After Long Path, Female Rabbi Installed in German Community". Interfaithfamily.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  3. "The power of German Jewish sisterhood". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. "Appointment of Female Rabbi in Germany Rankles Establishment". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. Furor in Germany Over Female Rabbi
  6. "Conservative movement steps up its European outreach". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. "Oldenburg". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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