Delphine Horvilleur Explained

Delphine Horvilleur
Birth Date:8 November 1974
Birth Place:Nancy, France
Alma Mater:Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation:Rabbi
Spouse:Ariel Weil

Delphine Horvilleur (pronounced as /fr/; born 8 November 1974) is France's third female rabbi, and (as of 2024) editorial director of the quarterly Jewish magazine Tenou’a - Atelier de pensée(s) juive(s) (Tenou'a - Workshop on Jewish thought).[1] [2] [3] [4] She leads a congregation in Paris, and is currently co-leading the Liberal Jewish Movement of France, a Jewish liberal cultural and religious association affiliated to the World Union for Progressive Judaism, which she joined in 2008.[5] [6] She is also an author.[1]

Life

Horvilleur was born and raised in Nancy, then moved to Jerusalem at the age of 17 and studied life sciences at the Hebrew University.[1] Five years later, she came back to Paris and worked as a journalist.[1] She studied with well-known Jewish scholars, such as French philosopher Marc-Alain Ouaknin and ex-Chief Rabbi Gilles Bernheim, and eventually moved to New York and studied at Drisha Yeshiva.[1] She was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 2008, and later returned to France.[6] In 2016, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem awarded her a special commendation.[7]

In 2009, Horvilleur became editor-in-chief of Tenou'a, a quarterly journal published by the Tenou'a association from the Liberal Jewish Movement of France. It is a reference magazine of liberal Jewish thought in France, where various religious sensibilities are found around societal issues (feminism, environment, sexuality, migration policy, etc.).[8] Horvilleur was Editorial Director.[9]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Horvilleur became known for her weekly online Zoom talks on Jewish texts. Her popular lectures were attended by a variety of people outside of the Jewish community.[10]

Horvilleur is married to Ariel Weil, mayor of the Paris Centre arrondissement. They have three children.[11]

Publications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benhamou . Rebecca . No liberté and égalité in France for women rabbis . The Times of Israel . 2013-06-21 . 2013-07-17.
  2. Web site: 32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY - Paris from 15th till 18th July 2012 - Rabbin Delphine HORVILLEUR . Paris2012.eu . 2013-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222220541/http://www.paris2012.eu/event_leaders/rabbin-delphine-horvilleur . 22 February 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Delphine Horvilleur : " Pour rester vivante, la religion doit être bousculée " - societe - Elle . Elle.fr . 2012-12-21 . 2013-07-17.
  4. (French) Sonia Sarah Lipsyc, "Delphine Horvilleur, 3ème femme rabbin en France", 6 December 2008.
  5. Web site: Our Rabbis . Mjlf.org . 2008-09-27 . 2013-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153049/http://www.mjlf.org/the-mouvement/our-rabbis.html . 22 February 2014 . dmy .
  6. Web site: Halpern . Gilad . Just don't call her 'Monsieur le rabbin' - Israel News . Haaretz . 2012-07-08 . 2013-07-17.
  7. Web site: Klug . Lisa . France's foremost female rabbi takes a stab at the patriarchy . The Times of Israel . 2016-09-05 . 2016-12-16.
  8. News: Delphine Horvilleur : " On renvoie toujours la femme à son utérus ". 2017-03-26. 2019-10-27. fr.
  9. Web site: Tenou’a team . 2024-07-28 . Tenou'a.
  10. News: Lieblich . Julia . 2022-09-30 . French Feminist Rabbi Captivates Multifaith Crowds With Musings on Mortality . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-02 . 0362-4331.
  11. News: Woman is the Jew of the world. 2020-07-09. Haaretz. en.
  12. Web site: Réflexions sur la question antisémite (pour pour tout le monde) • Grasset • L'essai du mois, Antisémitisme, Haine, Judaïsme, Delphine Horvilleur, Totalité, Altérité • Philosophie magazine. 2019-03-01. www.philomag.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328100610/https://www.philomag.com/les-livres/lessai-du-mois/reflexions-sur-la-question-antisemite-37340 . 28 March 2019 . 2020-02-25.

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