About Alice Goldfinger
Born 1965. Alice Goldfinger is a rabbi.
Alice Goldfinger is an American rabbi who has made national news due to the brain injury which she suffered in a fall in 2009. This injury, known as traumatic brain injury, destroyed her short-term memory. Goldfinger had been working as a rabbi at Congregation Bet Ha’am in Maine for a decade, but had to leave due to her injury. In 2013 Goldfinger nominated Akiva Herzfeld as one of "America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis," listed by The Jewish Daily Forward.
Goldfinger is also known for establishing a soup kitchen at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco.
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American rabbi
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Alice Goldfinger was born on 7 April 1965.
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