Author: rabbieger

Rabbi Denise L. Eger is is the founding spiritual leader at Congregation Kol Ami. Rabbi Eger holds a B.A. in Religion from the University of Southern California. She received her Masters Degree from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion and was ordained at the New York campus in 1988. She received her Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College in 2013. She has worked in congregations with people of all ages, families and individuals. She is the editor of the groundbreaking book, Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual and Gender & Religious Leadership: Women Rabbis, Pastors and Ministers. She is a Past President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. She is the founder and principle of ReZilience Strategies. A Consulting and Coaching organization specializing is clergy and nonprofit executives. Following extensive coaching studies and certifications with Coaching4Clergy and Coaching4Leadership Rabbi Eger has been working with clients to help them achieve their goals. Rabbi Eger is a noted author. Her groundbreaking new book Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual (CCARPRESS, 2020) has recently been published to 5 star reviews. In November of 2019 Rabbi Eger's first book was published Gender and Religious Leadership Women Rabbis Pastors and Minsters by Rowman & Littlefield Press. She is a Sr. Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute. She has served on numerous Rabbinic boards and organizations. Rabbi Eger has published extensively on human sexuality, interfaith dialogue and human rights and has appeared on television and radio as an expert in these areas. An accomplished educator, and a dedicated spiritual and community leader, Rabbi Eger has been at the forefront of building new and more accessible Jewish communities. Rabbi Eger previously served as the president of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis and was the first female president of the Southern California Board of Rabbis.

Purim gifts

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Purim begins Saturday night and continues to Sunday.  What a wonderful holiday! It is all about courage.  This holiday is about Queen Esther’s courage to speak the truth, her truth.  It is about Queen Vashti’s courage to not be treated as chattel.   It is about Mordecai’s courage to not bow down to evil or those who oppress…Read more »

Shine Divine Light

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Parshat Tetzaveh/Purim Exodus 27:20 -30:10 This week’s portion Tetzaveh opens with instructions for the Israelites to bring clear olive oil from beaten olives for lighting the menorah. Beaten olives are a special preparation that was meant to release the oil. Harvesting was done by first beating the trees with a stick so that the olives would fall to…Read more »

Faith in Motion

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Saturday night I was lucky to attend and speak at a house party for California Faith For Equality.  (Thanks Jane and Leesa!)  This is a wonderful and very important organization.  I sit on the Board and I have been a founding member of this group.  It has the largest network of progressive people of faith…Read more »

The way we carry God

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Parshat Terumah Exodus Chapter 25:1 -27:19 This week’s portion, Terumah gives the instructions for building the tabernacle of the desert called the Mishkan. This is the forerunner of the Temple. With great details, God tells Moses that the Children of Israel will bring all kinds of gifts that become the raw materials that the craftsmen…Read more »