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Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein is executive director of the Center for Rabbinic Innovation.

Rabbis feel extreme pressure from all sides, writes a rabbi whose organization aims to help her colleagues. (Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Their anti-Mamdani letter makes it clear: Rabbis face pressure that fractures us all

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

(JTA) — In recent days, nearly 1,000 rabbis have signed “A Rabbinic Call to Action: Defending the Jewish Future.” The letter, written in response to rising anti-Zionism and the rhetoric […]

a shoot of green leaves emerges from a cracked, dry ground
Posted inUncategorized

This Tisha B’Av, don’t think of mourning as the opposite of joy

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Masked congregants at Congregation Sherith Israel’s first in-person Shabbat service on June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inOpinion

Rabbis are struggling to protect Jews’ physical and spiritual health. They deserve support, not shame.

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein and JTA September 1, 2021

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