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Nina Beth Cardin is a rabbi, author, and environmental activist. In 1978, she founded the
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Rabbinic career and social activism

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. In 1994 she became the founding associate director of the
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. In 2006, she founded the Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network. From 2007 until 2009 she was general consultant to COEJL, the
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. In 2011, she founded the Baltimore Orchard Project, which grows and distributes fruit to the poor in Baltimore.


Published works

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). 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, and contributed to the anthology ''The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions''.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
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Awards and recognition

''Jewish Woman Magazine'' named her one of 10 Women to Watch in 2011.


References

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