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Debra Kolodny

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Debra Kolodny is a bisexual rights activist, congregational rabbi and Executive Director of Nehirim.[1][2] They[3] came out as bisexual in 1984.[4] They edited the first anthology by bisexual people of faith, Blessed Bi Spirit (2000), to which they contributed "Hear, I Pray You, This Dream Which I Have Dreamed," about Jewish identity and bisexuality.[2][5] Kolodny was the National Coordinator of BiNet USA for five years and facilitator of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's National Religious Leadership Roundtable from 1998 until 2004.[6][7] Kolodny was also interviewed by several major news outlets for stories on bisexuality, such as the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Toronto Globe and Mail.[6]

Kolodny joined Pnai Or, Portland's Jewish Renewal congregation, as its rabbi in September 2011[citation needed]. Before moving to Portland, they served for 9 years as the Executive Director of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Kolodny also served the northern Virginia community of Shoreshim for four years, was a lay leader at Fabrangen in Washington DC for 13 years and was the founder and spiritual leader of the Pnai HaSadeh learning minyan for 5 years. In March 2013 Kolodny began to split their time between P’nai Or and Nehirim, a national community of LGBT Jews, families, and allies, where Kolodny serves as Executive Director.[8]

Kolodny is listed in the Bisexuality-Aware Professionals Directory under the category of "Pastoral / Religious."[9]

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  1. "P'nai Or hires new rabbi". The Jewish Review. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-10-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Keller, Rosemary Skinner; Ruether, Rosemary Radford; Cantlon, Marie (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women and religion ... - Google Books. ISBN 0253346851. Retrieved 2013-10-14. Search this book on
  3. "About".
  4. "Nehirim Puts On First Ever Retreat for LGBT Rabbis, Cantors & Students in San Francisco". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. Blessed bi spirit : bisexual people of faith. Kolodny, Debra R. New York: Continuum. 2000. ISBN 0826412319. OCLC 43050030. Search this book on
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Debra Kolodny • Profile • LGBT-RAN". Lgbtran.org. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. "BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS CALL FOR UNITY AND INCLUSION AS NEW CLINTON TERM KICKS OFF". Qrd.org. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  8. "Meet Our Staff". Nehirim. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  9. "Pastoral / Religious - Reverends, Rabbis, Priestesses, Pastoral Counselors..." Bisexuality-Aware Professionals Directory. Retrieved January 3, 2015.


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