velveteen rabbi
Velveteen Rabbi. Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, named in 2016 by the Forward as one of Americaâs Most Inspiring Rabbis, was ordained by ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal as a rabbi in 2011 and as a mashpiâah ruchanit (spiritual director) in 2012, and now serves as co-chair, with Rabbi David Evan Markus, of ALEPH.