Author Rabbi Camille Shira Angel

Rabbi Camille Shira Angel teaches at the University of San Francisco in the Swig Program of Jewish Studies and Social Justice.  Along with her popular courses, Queering Religion and Honoring Our LGBTQIA+ Religious Elders, she is the rabbi–in–residence for Jewish life and Multi-faith LGBTQIA+ spiritual life on campus.  From 2000-2015 Angel served as the spiritual leader of San Francisco’s Congregation Sha’ar Zahav. She received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from The Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 2022, celebrating twenty-five years of service to the Jewish people. Angel has written widely on creative liturgy, Judaism and LGBTQ issues. Her work has been published in the Journal of Psychology and Judaism, CCAR Press, as well as academic journals and books, including Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible, NYU Press.