Liz Hirsch

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch is the CEO of Women of Reform Judaism, a role she has held since July 2023.

Previously, Hirsch was the rabbi of Temple Anshe Amunim in Pittsfield, MA. She was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. In recognition of her academic and leadership achievements, she was honored as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, a Tisch Fellow, and a WRJ Scholar during her rabbinic studies. She completed her undergraduate education at Brown University with a degree in Environmental Studies.

She was the founding co-chair of RAC Massachusetts, a statewide synagogue-based community organizing project of Reform Judaism, and she serves on the National Council of Jewish Women’s Rabbis for Repro Rabbinic Advisory Council. She was a key faith leader in the 2020 campaign to pass the ROE Act, safeguarding reproductive rights and abortion access in Massachusetts.

Hirsch writes frequently on social justice, spiritual practice, and trends in Jewish life, with recent chapters included in The Social Justice Torah Commentary (CCAR Press, 2021) and Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah (CCAR Press, 2023). Her writing can be found at lizpghirsch.com.

Rabbi Hirsch lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Rabbi Neil P.G. Hirsch, and their two children.

When the Universal Becomes Personal

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

I never imagined I would be mourning two communities that shaped my life in the same weekend. Spaces that I once valued as shelters of learning and sanctuary changed instantly into scenes of deadly gun violence.  

At Brown University, my alma mater, students

World Zionist Congress 2025: A Path of Collaboration

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

This week’s Torah portion is Toldot. Toldot tells the story of Rebecca and Isaac, and their twin sons, Esau and Jacob. The opening words of the parasha are profound — Rebecca is having a difficult twin pregnancy, and we get this fulsome description of her

Peace Upon Israel

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

On the 754th day since October 7, 2023, I walked into the plaza of Hostage Square, the heart of community organizing and public support for families of those held hostage in Gaza. The place where so many gathered for over two years in prayer and protest. 
 

Liz singing with guitar, February 2024
February 2024


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Returning to a New Israel

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch


השיבנו יי ונשובה
חדיש ימינו כקדם

“Bring us back, God, and we will return to You.
Renew our days as they once were.”  (Lamentations 5:21)

I’m on my way to the 39th World Zionist Congress, where I’m honored to represent Women of Reform Judaism, the Reform Movement

Holding Hope: A Reform Movement Gathering

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

The following remarks were shared on a Movement-wide gathering of collective prayer and reflection following the release of the remaining living hostages from Gaza.

Good evening. I’m Rabbi Liz Hirsch, CEO of Women of Reform Judaism.

Mothers, fathers, parents

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