Born and raised in Jerusalem, Rabbah Gila Caine graduated the Hebrew University with an M.A in Contemporary Judaism and received her rabbinic ordination at the HUC-JIR’s Israeli program in 2011. Her rabbinic thesis explored liturgical, spiritual, and ceremonial aspects of birth in Jewish tradition and contemporary practice. Rabbah Caine is actively involved in creating a Jewish response to the climate crisis, viewing this as a moment of spiritual reckoning for humanity and life on Earth.
She now serves as rabbi at Temple Beth Ora congregation in Edmonton, AB.
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