Rabbi Kim Ettlinger
Rabbi Ettlinger was ordained at Hebrew Union College (HUC) in May 2005, where she earned two Master of Arts Degrees, one in Jewish Education and one in Hebrew Letters. In 1997, she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
Prior to entering HUC, Rabbi Ettlinger did Rabbinic coursework at London’s Leo Baeck College. She performed her fifth year Rabbinic internship with Congregation Ner Tamid in Las
Vegas and at UCLA Medical Center as a chaplain.
Rabbi Ettlinger is leaving her first congregation, Peninsula Temple Sholom where she served for five years first as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa Rabbi Ettlinger moved with her family to Perth, WA in 1988. While in Perth, she was an active member of Temple David. At the time Netzer did not exist in Perth so she joined Habonim Dror and went to Israel on the Machon program.
