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rabbifaryn@orshalomsf.org

Rabbi Faryn Borella

Rabbi Faryn has served as a Jewish educator, ritual leader, and community organizer for the past 10 years, working with people aged 2–102 to rediscover the radical, liberatory roots within Jewish tradition and enact them for personal and collective liberation in our times. With an interest in the intersection of art, prayer, and social justice, Faryn has curated multimedia art shows exploring themes of Jewish liberation, taught graduate courses on Jewish Liberation Theology and Decolonial Pilgrimage, facilitated outdoor nature-based Jewish programming for kids and teens, and served as a chaplain in prisons, hospitals and continuing care retirement communities. In addition to her work with Or Shalom, she is currently a Social Practice Fellow with LABA Bay, A Jewish arts fellowship.

Faryn graduated from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in May 2023. As a resident and lover of the Bay Area for many years, she is glad to be back in the Jewish home that first inspired her enchantment with Judaism.

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