Nina Beth Cardin
Nina Beth Cardin is a rabbi, author, and environmental activist.[1] In 1978, she founded the Jewish Women’s Resource Center.[2]
Rabbinic career and social activism
[edit]In 1988, Cardin was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, after which she held seminary jobs including Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, and Visiting Lecturer in Theology.[3] In 1994, she became the founding associate director of the National Center for Jewish Healing.[4][5] In 2006, she founded the Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network.[2][6] From 2007 until 2009 she was general consultant to COEJL, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.[1] In 2011, she founded the Baltimore Orchard Project, which grows and distributes fruit to the poor in Baltimore.[7][8][9]
Published works
[edit]Her books include: Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss (1999), The Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events, with Ilene Winn-Lederer (Apr 2000), Rediscovering the Jewish Holidays: Tradition in a Modern Voice, with Gila Gevirtz (Jun 1, 2002), and The Time of Our Lives: A Teen Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle, with Scott Blumenthal (Jun 1, 2003).[10][5] She has also translated and edited Out of the Depths I Call to You: A Book of Prayers for the Married Jewish Woman, written "Mourning a Miscarriage", a LifeLights™ pastoral care pamphlet,[5] and contributed to the anthology The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions.[11]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Jewish Woman Magazine named her one of 10 Women to Watch in 2011. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin". Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health: Projects: Baltimore Food and Faith: Center for a Livable Future: Baltimore Food and Faith: About Baltimore Food and Faith Project. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c Josephs, Susan (Fall 2010). "Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin – Making the Environment a Jewish Priority". Jewish Woman Magazine. Washington: Jewish Women International. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Nina Beth Cardin". Jewish Women’s Archive: Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution. Jewish Women’s Archive. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "About Us". National Center for Jewish Healing. The National Center for Jewish Healing. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Books by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin". Jewish Lights Publishing. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Our People". Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network. Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Baltimore Orchard Project". Margie Roswell. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Agency Details". BVU’s Volunteer Central. BVU’s Volunteer Central. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Baltimore Orchard Project: Our Team". Margie Roswell. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Books > Nina Beth Cardin". Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Nina Beth Cardin. “Understanding the Anger.” In The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions. Edited by Elyse Goldstein, pages 390–96. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-58023-076-8.
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