Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) is the incoming executive director of Women of Reform Judaism. She currently serves as the rabbi of Temple Anshe Amunim in Pittsfield, MA and is the founding co-chair of RAC Massachusetts. Rabbi Hirsch has contributed to "The Social Justice Torah Commentary" (CCAR Press, 2021) and "Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah" (CCAR Press, 2023).

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Women of Reform Judaism

Don't Call Me a Female Rabbi

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

April 5, 2021

When we celebrate the ascension of women to positions of authority and prominence, it is easy to tokenize women in power by qualifying their professional identity. My congregants are proud to call me their rabbi, not their woman rabbi.

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High Holidays

Tikkun Middot: Bringing Ourselves into Balance for the New Year

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

August 11, 2020

Middot, attributes or character traits, literally means “measures” or “weights.” Call to mind the image of a scale: The process of tikkun middot, of repairing our attributes, is about bringing our character traits into balance.

Jewish congregants practicing the candle lighting ritual of Havdallah

Shabbat

Havdalah: Transition, Separation, and Memory

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

Havdalah is a Hebrew word meaning “division” or “separation” and is the name of this ritual that formally ends Shabbat, “separating” it from the beginning of the new week.

Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah: The New Year of Social Justice

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

August 7, 2012

Rosh HaShanah is the holiday of beginning, of potential, of optimism, of hope.