Drorah Setel is an American biblical scholar and feminist theologian from Buffalo, New York, who was formerly a rabbi at Temple Beth El in Niagara Falls, NY. She presently serves as rabbi to the Temple Emanu-El congregation at the Jewish Community Center in Brighton, a suburb of Rochester, New York.

A social activist and a spiritual caregiver, Setel is known as a co-writer, with Debbie Friedman, of the "Mi Shebeirach" sung in 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. January 19, 2011.
  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. ↑ "People Talk: A reform rabbi, Setel will fight for what she believes in – City & Region – the Buffalo News". Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2015.


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