Célia Surget is France's second female rabbi.[1][2] She grew up in Geneva and was ordained at Leo Baeck College in 2007.[3][1] She then joined Paris's Reform synagogue and the Mouvement Juif Liberal de France (Liberal Jewish Movement of France), and was a driving force in the creation and development of the Reform youth movement Netzer France.[1] She joined the Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue in the United Kingdom in 2012.[4][5]

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  1. ^ a b c "Radlett Reform recruits worldly woman rabbi". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ (French) Sonia Sarah Lipsyc,"Delphine Horvilleur, 3ème femme rabbin en France", 6 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Reform Judaism Magazine - Europe Report: Flourishing in France". Reformjudaismmag.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. ^ "Induction of Rabbi Celia Surget at Radlett and Bushey Reform | Press Releases- The Movement for Reform Judaism". News.reformjudaism.org.uk. 2012-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  5. ^ Mulderrig, Amie (2012-09-14). "Rabbi Celia Surget inducted at Radlett Reform Synagogue (From Watford Observer)". M.watfordobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-05.