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Shira Marili Mirvis

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Rabbanit
Shira Marili Mirvis
Personal life
Born (1980-02-03) February 3, 1980 (age 44)
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseShlomo Mirvis
Children5
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Shira Marili Mirvis (Hebrew: שירה מרילי מירוויס; born 1980), is an Israeli Religious Zionist leader and teacher. In April, 2021 she was chosen as the spiritual leader of the Shirat HaTamar synagogue in Efrat, Israel. She is the first women to hold the position of sole spiritual leader of an Orthodox community in Israel.[1] Marili Mirvis was officially installed by the Chief Rabbi of Efrat Shlomo Riskin.[2]


References

  1. ^ "Orthodox, Female and Running Their Own Shuls – Just Don't Call Them Rabbis". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  2. ^ "Israel's first woman spiritual leader of Orthodox synagogue breaks ground". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.