Rabbi Sharon Mars became the senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Columbus, Ohio in 2017, and for 4 years prior to that served as TI’s Associate Rabbi and Director of Community Engagement. She received her rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College, New York in 1998. Previously, Sharon served as a rabbi in Jewish Community Centers, hospice, state penitentiaries, senior care, mental health facilities, and Jewish summer camps. Sharon was the campus rabbi at the North Carolina Hillel in Chapel Hill for six years. She has studied at Hebrew University, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, the Mussar Institute, the Shalom Hartman Institute, and is a Hadar Jewish Wisdom Fellow. Her rabbinate is rooted in mindfulness and social justice. Rabbi Mars is incredibly proud to serve a congregation which is so deeply committed to intellectual exploration, spiritual journey-taking, and relationship-building.
