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Dena Feingold
Dena Feingold is the rabbi of the Beth Hillel Temple in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Background.
Feingold became Wisconsin's first female full-time rabbi in 1982 when she was hired by Congregation Shalom in Milwaukee as assistant rabbi. She was ordained earlier that year by the Reform Jewish seminary Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and was the first female rabbi native to Wisconsin. According to her, she was at one time the only female rabbi employed full-time in any synagogue in the entire
was appointed United States Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by United States Secretary of State John Kerry. He announced his departure from the position on February 24, 2015.
Personal life.
Feingold resides in Middleton, Wisconsin. He is a member of Beth Hillel Temple in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where his sister, Dena Feingold, is rabbi.
Feingold was married to Sue Levine from 1977 until 1986. They had two children. He married Mary Speerschneider in 1991;