Drawn to the rabbinate by her connection to God as spirit as well as a passion for social justice, Rabbi Rachel Timoner was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2009, where she received the Rubin Prize for Writing, the Stanley Givertz Award for Bible, and the Wexner Graduate Fellowship. She has a B.A. from Yale University. She serves as Assistant Rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where she lives with her family.
