Rachel Sharona Lewis

Rachel Sharona Lewis (est. birth – 1987?) – full-time community organizer who coordinates faith-based social justice efforts in the Greater Boston area. She lives with her family in Watertown. She is the twin sister of Tali, the partner of Rabbi Mimi. The protagonist of her novels is Rabbi Vivian Green, a young, queer assistant rabbi solving mysteries in a contemporary Conservative congregation in Providence, Rhode Island. In The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire  (2021), Rabbi Vivian uses Midrash (rabbinic commentary) to address communal trauma. The book directly references the 2018 Tree of Life shooting, exploring how Jewish communities balance valid fears of antisemitism with the religious obligation of Tikkun Olam and solidarity with other marginalized groups. In The Rabbi Who Prayed for the City  (2023), she uses Jewish folklore (e.g. the Golem narrative) to examine the ethics of artificial intelligence. She also examines the complexities of the American Jewish community’s relationship to Israel, and its attitude to climate change and other contemporary issues. [Google/AI]

Lewis, Rachel Sharona, [Rabbi Vivian Green #1] (The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire (pb, Ladiesladies Press, 2021) 978-1792356520

Lewis, Rachel Sharona, [Rabbi Vivian Green #21] (The Rabbi Who Prayed for the City (pb, Ladiesladies Press, 2023) 979-8218231132