Featured Talk by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin: First Ordination in Spain in 500 Years
Guest speaker Rabbi Clifford Kulwin spoke about his recent experience officiating at the ordination of three rabbis in Madrid, Spain. According to Rabbi Kulwin, “I cannot guarantee with absolute certainty, but although there already are rabbis in Spain, I am 99 percent sure that this is the first ordination ceremony to take place in Spain in 500 years.”
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Rabbi Emeritus Clifford Kulwin was the Senior Rabbi at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston from 1999 to 2019, and was formerly a congregational rabbi in Rio de Janeiro. Aided by his knowledge of several languages, for fifteen years, he oversaw international development for the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Rabbi Kulwin graduated from Macalester College, was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and was a Doctoral Fellow in Jewish history at Columbia University. Rabbi Kulwin continues to work extensively with Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Jewish communities. His commentaries frequently appear in The Star-Ledger and the Los Angeles Times. He and his wife reside in Montclair.
