Debbie Young-Somers

History

Occupation: Rabbi
Profile: When I finished University I worked as a University Students Educational Fieldworker, and then Youth and PR officer for the Council of Christians and Jews. I have been the Chair of the International Council of Christians and Jews Young Leadership Council, and have been involved in interfaith dialogue for many years. I was a Rabbinic student when I began working on AFAN and most of my essays were written when I was a student, but I was ordained in July 2009 and I am currently associate Rabbi at West London Synagogue. I am a committed Progressive Jew, married to a practising Orthodox Jew, and with my own limitations and prejudices I try to be as open as possible to all experiences, but will only ever be able to speak for myself.
Worldview: Jewish
Academic achievements: Ba Religious Studies (1st Class Hons)Lancaster University. Buber Fellow at Paidea- The European Centre for Jewish Studies in Stockholm. Advanced Diploma in Jewish Education - Leo Baeck College. Ba and Ma in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Leo Baeck College Ba in Hebrew and Jewish studies (2:1) Leo Baeck College. Currently working on my Ma in Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
Personal quote: I don't think any of us have got it right - we're all trying to do the best we can to understand the world in the way that suits us best.