Andrea Weiss, an American rabbi and author, died on March 3, 2026.
She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1993 and later served there as associate professor of Bible, director of the Rabbinical School, and provost from 2018 into 2025. Weiss earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 and was associate editor of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, published in 2008.
In 2019, she became the first woman to ordain rabbis and cantors in the Jewish Reform Movement.
Andrea Lynn Weiss (September 9, 1965 – March 3, 2026) was an American rabbi and author who was an Associate Professor of Bible, and Director of the Rabbinical School at Hebrew Union College, where she was ordained in 1993 and became provost in 2018, serving in that role into 2025. She earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. She was associate editor of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, published in 2008. In 2019, Weiss became the first woman to ordain rabbis and cantors in the Jewish Reform Movement.