Rabbi Tina Grimberg grew up in Kiev. She moved to North America as a teenager. Rabbi Grimberg initially trained and worked as a family therapist. She was ordained by Hebrew Union College’s Jewish Institute of Religion and is the first female émigré from the Soviet Union to become a rabbi in North America. Since 2002, Rabbi Grimberg has served Congregation Darchei Noam in Toronto. Rabbi Tina’s “Out of Line” a book of short stories won the 2007 Jewish Canadian Book Award. Rabbi Grimberg is a lover of a good word and artful expression and employs literature, stories and art in her teaching and presentations.