Tamara Kolton

Rabbi Tamara Kolton Ph.D.
Synagogue	Independent rabbi
Personal details
Born	March 13, 1970 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Nationality	American
Denomination	Spiritual
Spouse	Isaac Kolton
Children	Lior and Maya
Occupation	Rabbi, psychologist, feminist and writer

Rabbi Tamara Kolton is a spiritual teacher and psychologist in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Her psychology practice integrates spiritual practices with clinical psychology. She is the first rabbi ordained in Humanistic Judaism.

She was ordained in October 1999 at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, having received her PhD in rabbinic studies in August 1999; her dissertation was written on the experience of female rabbis. She became the senior rabbi of the Birmingham Temple in 2003 and served the congregation until 2012.

Rabbi Kolton describes herself as a "Rabbi Beyond Denominations", drawing from best Jewish practices as well as great teachings from indigenous and Buddhist traditions. She has conducted hundreds of weddings and funerals and is a "go-to rabbi" for interfaith weddings.

Kolton is writing her first book on reclaiming the feminine divine and her journey of spiritual transformation.

She is married to Isaac Kolton, an Israeli born in Petah Tikva. They have two children, Lior and Maya.

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