Lynn Claire Feinberg (born 1955) became the first female rabbi in Norway in 2009. She was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. She is an adherent of

Jewish Renewal Jewish Renewal () is a recent movement in Judaism which endeavors to reinvigorate modern Judaism with Kabbalistic, Hasidic, and musical practices. Specifically, it seeks to reintroduce the "ancient Judaic traditions of mysticism and meditation, ...

, and is the founder and spiritual leader of Havurat Kol haLev, the first Jewish Renewal

havurah A ''chavurah'' or ''chaburah'' (חבורה Hebrew: "fellowship", plural ''chavurot'') is a small group of like-minded Jews who assemble for the purposes of facilitating Shabbat and holiday prayer services, sharing communal experiences such as life ...

in Oslo. She is also a historian of religion, specializing in women and Judaism, and is trained as an astrologer and an eco-kosher mashgiach.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Feinberg, Lynn 1955 births Living people Clergy from Oslo Norwegian rabbis Jewish Renewal women rabbis

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