Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) 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 www.lizpghirsch.com.
She is also the host of Just For This, a podcast that inspires women in leadership to talk about women and leadership. Check out new episodes on Mondays at 12pm ET.
Rabbi Hirsch lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, Rabbi Neil P.G. Hirsch, and their two children.
Selected writings/media mentions of Rabbi Hirsch:
- "Your Sister’s Blood Cries Out," Women's eNews, April 2024
- "New Haggadot, supplemental readings and initiatives look to bring the global state of affairs into this year’s Passover Seder," eJewish Philanthropy, April 2024
- "145 Days into War, I am as my people are," Religion News Service, February 2024
- "Four Months Since Their Capture, Will the Hostages Come Back Pregnant By their Rapists?" Jewish Journal, February 2024
- "To support Israel right now, tap into deep relationships," eJewish Philanthropy, October 2023
- "At Repro Shabbat, Jewish congregations try to change the narrative on abortion," Religion News Service, February 2023
- "Massachusetts Jewish leaders dismayed, angered over likely reversal of Roe v. Wade," GBH, May 2022
- "Don't Call Me a Female Rabbi," ReformJudaism.com, April 2021
- "Abortion Measure Speaks to Notion of Valuing Individual Dignity," Boston Globe, December 2020
- "Pittsfield Synagogue Hosts Community Forum On Abortion Access Legislation," WAMC Northeast Public Radio, February 2020