{{short description|American 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/after-brain-injury-rabbi-relearning-life_2011-08-29.html?pagenum=full |title=After brain injury, Falmouth rabbi relearning life | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram |publisher=Pressherald.com |date=2011-09-12 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> This injury, known as traumatic brain injury, destroyed her short-term memory.<ref name="forward">{{cite web|url=http://forward.com/articles/174706/maine-rabbis-injury-forges-remarkable-partnership/?p=all |title=Maine Rabbi's Injury Forges Remarkable Partnership Between 2 Branches of Faith – |publisher=Forward.com |date= 15 April 2013|accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> 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.<ref name="forward" /> In 2011, however, she led parts of the Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Orthodox synagogue Shaarey Tphiloh at the invitation of its rabbi Akiva Herzfeld, despite the fact that women are not traditionally allowed to lead prayers in Orthodox Judaism.<ref name="forward" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Eden |first=Ami |url=http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2013/03/21/3122711/the-tale-of-two-rabbis-lists-daily-beast-newsweek-and-the-forward |title=The tale of two rabbis lists: Daily Beast/Newsweek and the Forward | Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Blogs.jta.org |date=2013-03-21 |accessdate=2013-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417175241/http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2013/03/21/3122711/the-tale-of-two-rabbis-lists-daily-beast-newsweek-and-the-forward |archive-date=2013-04-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013 Goldfinger nominated Akiva Herzfeld as one of "America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis," listed by ''The Jewish Daily Forward.'' <ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/173456/the-rabbi-who-inspired-you-most/ |title=The Rabbi Who Inspired You Most – Forward Thinking – Forward.com |publisher=Blogs.forward.com |date=2013-03-21 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref>
Goldfinger is also known for establishing a soup kitchen at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/66253/readers-choice-synagogue-life/ |title=Readers' Choice: Synagogue Life | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California |publisher=Jweekly.com |date=2012-08-30 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref>
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