Sharon Kleinbaum

Sharon Kleinbaum (born 1959) is an American rabbi who served as spiritual leader of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City for thirty-two years. She was appointed the synagogue's first senior rabbi emerita. She has actively campaigned for human rights and civil marriage for gay couples.

On July 30, 2021, then-President Joe Biden announced plans to appoint Kleinbaum to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.