Priesand, Sally

Personal Life

• Born: Thu Jun 27 1946 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) at Cleveland , United States
• Married to Rabbi Daniel Priesand
• Two children

Education

• B.A., cum laude, Barnard College, 1967
• M.A., Jewish Theological Seminary, 1972
• D.D. (honoris causa), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1993
• D.D. (honoris causa), Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 2002

Career

• Rabbi, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York City, 1972-2006
• President, Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1991-1993
• President, World Union for Progressive Judaism, 1995-2001
• Chair, Rabbinic Assembly, 2007-2011
• Professor of Jewish Studies, Hofstra University, 2011-present

Awards and Honors

• National Jewish Book Award, 1984
• Jewish Women's Caucus Award, 1992
• Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Prize, 1993
• Jewish Theological Seminary Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, 1995
• Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Award, 2006

Social Media

• Twitter: @PriesandSally
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/sally.priesand

Recent Projects

• Author, "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World" (with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, 2016)
• Co-founder, Interfaith Youth Core
• Chair, Board of Governors, Auburn Theological Seminary

Additional Information

• Sally Priesand is a leading voice in the progressive Jewish movement.
• She is a strong advocate for interfaith dialogue and understanding.
• She is a sought-after speaker and teacher on topics of spirituality, religion, and social justice.
• She has written extensively on Jewish thought and practice, and her work has been translated into many languages.
• She is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Jewish Book Award and the Jewish Theological Seminary Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.