Teacher
Innovator
Justice Leader
Community Builder
About
Rabbi Emily Segal (she, her) is the Senior Rabbi of the Temple Chai in Phoenix, Arizona.
Teaching
One of the true joys of Rabbi Segal’s rabbinate is to learn with individuals of all ages, life stages, and backgrounds.
Innovation
We engage differently with Judaism than our parents and grandparents did. Therefore today’s synagogue is not - and cannot be - the synagogue of ages past. Rabbi Segal believes in the sanctity of our precious traditions and values as well as the joy of creating new meaning, together.
Justice
Rabbi Segal believes that to be Jewish and to be a leader means to create healing and wholeness in our broken world. Over the years she has spoken out and advocated regarding immigration, homelessness, reproductive justice, LGBTQIA+ equality, and environmental justice.
National Leadership
Rabbi Segal currently serves on the boards of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Women’s Rabbinic Network as the representative liaison between the two national organizations. Rabbi Segal also has served in committees and task forces of the CCAR and WRN and is a member of the Phoenix Board of Rabbis.
My Journey
My Jewish journey began in a small, tight-knit community in Virginia as I witnessed my father convert to Judaism. The power of personal relationship and interwoven intellectual and spiritual engagement in Judaism has moved me since my youth.