Kohenet, the Hebrew Priestess Institute, trains women to become Jewish ritual leaders by tapping into earth-based spiritual practices that they believe harken back to pre-rabbinic Judaism. SAN ...

Jewish priestesses now serve in a variety of spiritual roles, from synagogue clergy, prison chaplains and hospice counselors to herbalists, midwives and storytellers. (JTA) — As Kohenet Rachel Kann ...

While leading a prayer session recently, on the eve of the Sabbath, surrounded by a small crowd of other Jews, Kohenet Sarah Chandler picked up her prayer book and prepared to pray. But something was ...

The Kohenet Institute ordains Hebrew priestesses, drawing from the Goddess Judaism movement, which seeks to rethink Jewish prayer through a feminine lens. Priestesses have their choice of many paths.

Boulder has a new priestess. Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny, a 33-year-old rabbi at the local Nevei Kodesh, recently completed a lengthy program through the unique feminist, spiritual leadership ...

DURHAM, N.C. - The first time Rinah Rachel Galper attended a service led by a group called the Hebrew Priestess Institute, she felt bewildered. Unlike in traditional services, the group sat in a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (j. weekly/JTA) — Seated cross-legged in the sunny backyard of her north Oakland home, wearing loose, tie-dyed pants, beads around her neck, her hair in tousled braids and sipping ...

“Mah norah hamakom hazeh,” she chants. “How awesome is this body. How awesome is this place. How awesome is this journey through time and space.” As Kohenet Rachel Kann welcomes participants to a ...

I left for the airport as soon as I got the call. My friend Yosefa, a brilliant tattoo artist, educator, and fellow Kohenet, was on her deathbed, dying of a brain tumor. I booked the next flight from ...