Miri Gold Explained

Miri Gold is the first non-Orthodox rabbi in Israel to have her salary paid by the government.^[1] She was born in Detroit, but in 1977 she immigrated to Kibbutz Gezer along with other North Americans.^[2] When the founder of the kibbutz's congregation (Kehilat Birkat Shalom) left, Gold began leading High Holidays services and preparing children for bat mitzvahs and bar mitzvahs.^[3] Gold entered the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 1994, and was ordained in 1999.^[4] At the time she was paid by the congregation, since the Israeli government did not recognize non-Orthodox rabbis.^[5] Gold petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court in 2005 to change this, and in 2012 a ruling by the Israeli attorney general granted her request.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historic Decision in Israel: Rabbi Miri Gold Recognized by State - URJ . 2013-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222815/http://urj.org/about/union/pr/2012/?syspage=article&item_id=89826 . 2013-10-16 .
2. Web site: Rabbi Miri Gold. Parallelus. 29 October 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20130414171542/http://www.cbi18.org/rabbi-miri-gold. 14 April 2013.
3. Web site: Rabbi Miri Gold, the 'poster girl' of the battle to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis. 29 May 2012. Haaretz.com. 29 October 2014.
4. Web site: Rabbi Miri Gold, the 'poster girl' of the battle to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis. 29 May 2012. Haaretz.com. 29 October 2014.
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528030553/http://www.huc.edu/newspubs/pressroom/07/10/petition.shtml . 2010-05-28 .
6. Web site: Historic Decision in Israel: Rabbi Miri Gold Recognized by State. Administrator. 29 October 2014.
7. Web site: Non-Orthodox Jews start making inroads in Israel. U.S. News & World Report. 29 October 2014.