Synagogue Independent Rabbi Children Lior and Maya Nationality American | Denomination Humanistic Judaism Name Tamara Kolton Spouse Isaac Kolton | |
Occupation rabbi and psychologist | ||
Richard dawkins interviews rabbi tamara kolton part 1
Rabbi Tamara Kolton is a spiritual teacher and psychologist in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Her psychology practice integrates spiritual practices with clinical psychology. She is the first rabbi ordained in Humanistic Judaism.
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She was ordained in October 1999 at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, having received her PhD in rabbinic studies in August 1999; her dissertation was written on the experience of female rabbis. She became the senior rabbi of the Birmingham Temple in 2003 and served the congregation until 2012.
Rabbi Kolton describes herself as a "Rabbi Beyond Denominations", drawing from best Jewish practices as well as great teachings from indigenous and Buddhist traditions. She has conducted hundreds of weddings and funerals and is a "go-to rabbi" for interfaith weddings.
Kolton is writing her first book on reclaiming the feminine divine and her journey of spiritual transformation.
She is married to Isaac Kolton, an Israeli born in Petah Tikva. They have two children, Lior and Maya.