rebbetzin that prevailed in mid-century American synagogue life .
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, recognized as one of the great American rabbis of the 20th century, used to tell me that he never delivered a sermon, published an article, or embarked on an initiative, without it first passing muster with his greatest fan, his greatest critic, and his partner in all matters, large and small, his wife, Malkah, who died this past Shabbat, April 30, at the age of 92.
Malkah Schulweis
Before I knew Malkah as a friend and colleague, I knew her more remotely as the “first lady” of our synagogue, Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, where I have been a member for the past many decades.