Shira Marili Mirvis (

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: שירה מרילי מירוויס; born 1980), is an Israeli Open Orthodox public figure and teacher. In April, 2021 she was chosen as the spiritual leader of th
Shirat HaTamar
synagogue in

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. She is the first woman to hold the position of sole spiritual leader of an Open Orthodox community in Israel. Marili Mirvis was officially installed by the Chief Rabbi of Efrat

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. In February 2022 Globes named her one of the 50 most influential women in Israel and in June of that year it was announced that she would be appointed by Religious Affairs Minister

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as the interim chair of the Efrat municipality's religious council. In addition, Marili Mirvis is a fellow of th
Honey Foundation for Israel
Marili Mirvis is a graduate of the Women's Institute for Halakhic Leadership at Midreshet Lindenbaum and likewise holds a BA in Psychology and Information Sciences from

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. The Shirat HaTamar community which she leads consists of around 45 families from various Jewish ethnic traditions: Ashkenazi Jews as well as Jews of Tunisian, Yemenite, and Moroccan origin. One of its aims is “to include women as much as possible within the guidelines of halacha". Marili Mirvis is married to Shlomo Mirvis, founder and CEO of the tech startu
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Shirat HaTamar Synagogue

Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership

A Parsha of their Own
(פרשה משלהן; Hebrew podcast hosted by Marili Mirvis and Chamutal Shoval) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marili Mirvis, Shira 1980 births Living people Orthodox women rabbis Religious Zionists Israeli Orthodox rabbis Israeli settlers 21st-century Israeli women educators 21st-century Israeli educators Bar-Ilan University alumni Open Orthodox Judaism

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