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Drorah Setel

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Drorah Setel is an American biblical scholar and feminist theologian from Buffalo, New York, who serves as a rabbi at Temple Beth El in Niagara Falls, NY. A social activist and a spiritual caregiver, Setel is known as a co-writer, with Debbie Friedman, of the "Mi Shebeirach" sung in many Reform Jewish communities today.[1] Ellen Umansky has listed Setel as among the most prominent Jewish feminist theologians.[2]

Setel is a divorced mother of three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Debbie Friedman's Healing Prayer". Forward.com.
  2. ^ Umansky, Ellen; Borowitz, Eugene, Ed. (1995). Choices In Modern Jewish Thought: A Partisan Guide (Second ed.). Springfield, NJ: Behrman House. pp. 332–334.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2015-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)