About Rabbi Angel
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel is an ordained Reform rabbi with over 25 years of experience guiding couples and families in Jewish lifecycle events.
She is an award-winning educator, public speaker, and LGBTQIA religious activist.
Currently, she is Rabbi-in-Residence at USF.
Weddings & other lifecycles
For more than 25 years, Rabbi Angel has been accompanying people on their Jewish journeys.
Public Speaking
Rabbi Angel speaks on a wider variety of intersecting topics including Feminism, Prayer, and the importance of incorporating ritual in our lives.
USF Rabbi-in-Residence
For the first time in its 164-year history, the University of San Francisco has appointed a rabbi in residence.
Rabbi in the news...
Queer Jewish elders share their lives with USF students
More than 40 student-produced legacy videos came online on Oct. 1, the start of LGBTQ History Month. They are part of the digital exhibition “Honoring Our Queer Elders,” the latest installment of “Mapping…
Honoring Our Queer Elders
“Honoring Our Queer Elders” is a curated exhibition of legacy videos comprised of oral histories from a diverse group of LGBTQIA+ Jewish elders living in the San Francisco Bay Area.…
Webinar: Honoring Our LGBIQ+ Religious Elders
LGBTQ Religious Archives Network presents Honoring Our LGBIQ+ Religious Elders A webinar featuring Rabbi Camille Shira Angel Rabbi for Jewish life and multifaith LGBTQIA+ spiritual life, University of San…
The Book of Awesome Queer Heroes
I’m so proud to be featured in The Book of Awesome Queer Heroes: How the LGBTQ+ Community Changed the World for the Better by Eric Rosswood and Kathleen Archambeau This…
What Does It Mean To Queer In 2022?
The word “Queer” can be used as in many ways – as a noun, an adjective, a gender identity, or a sexual orientation. What if it were to be used…
The Inaugural Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Memorial Lecture: Honoring LGBTQ+ Jewish Social Justice Activism
We invite you to the inaugural Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Memorial Lecture, highlighting an outstanding LGBTQ+ Jewish social justice activist. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marcy Adelman, a stalwart activist in the Bay Area LGBTQ+ community and co-founder and visionary of Openhouse. This lecture series also honors Rabbi Camille Angel, the first LGBTQ+ rabbi-in-residence at a Catholic university in the United States.