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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2008-06-14 03:03 pm

I am woman, hear me roar

To be filed under the "a woman can do anything" category: 

The Rabbi of my temple will be leaving soon to become VP of the Union for Reform Judaism (which represents 900 congregations with a total of 1.5 million members in the United States and Canada), making the highest-ranking female Jewish clergy in North America.  This will be the first time that position was ever held by a woman.  Some other little firsts for Rabbi Offner?

• The first female rabbi in Minnesota.
• The first rabbi elected chaplain of the Minnesota Senate.
• The nation's first openly lesbian rabbi to serve a mainstream congregation.
• The first woman to serve on the national rabbinical pension board.

How cool is all of that?

(The local paper's article on her can be found here)

[identity profile] tintop-lizzy.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hope for us all in there somewhere!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*raises donut and glass* Absolutely!

[identity profile] tintop-lizzy.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Lochaim! *cup of tea and veggy snack not as exciting as your choice*.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
*offers plate of donuts to share*

veggy snack? As in healthy foods? *shudders*

[identity profile] itsarift-thing.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
totally awesome!

(really goes to bed this time)

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it? Good night! Dream of donuts!

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay!

Also, completely unrelated. I saw a book today and it said "This book will save your life" and it had donuts on it! And it's about a man befrieding a man selling donuts!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
aha- so now even books will tell you that donuts can save your life. *nods* makes sense to me!

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
yup! made me think of you :D

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
*grins madly* I wonder why?

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
hm. I don't know.

... it must be something about... about books!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
*nods* yes, books, that makes sense

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
absolutely.

[identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Go her!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
ISn't it great?

[identity profile] aeron-lanart.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
She sounds like a fantastic woman.

And talking of donuts... I just watched the last episode of the Dresden Files, and Harry mentioned keeping an eye open for donuts while he was searching a place, so it hasn't just been a book thing. That's 12 episodes in 3 days, as well as fitting in Doctor Who and going to see Iron Man - I haven't done a hell of a lot around the house I have to admit. *g*

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately I don't remember the episodes that clearly. WOW, that's a lot of viewing! I bet the muses are going into overdrive!

[identity profile] aeron-lanart.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
The muses are babbling loudly and I can't make head nor tail of them!

My Methos/Bob mental image thing looks like it might be in danger of developing a plot, Janette and Lacroix from Forever Knight are threatening to become associates of Bianca and Amanda is trying to be heard as well. Top this off with Ianto muse burbling at me about Methos, and Methos muse burbling at me about Jack and I'm having trouble finding space in my own brain.

Think I'll go and play sims for a while.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
*nods* all those muses talking to you can be a bit tiring. I can totally see Janette and Lacroix with the White Court though

[identity profile] the-dark-side.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
That is awesome. Go her!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
She's great, and because of her the congregation's really cool- quite a high percentage of not "typical" families- either interfaith or GLTB or single parents or grandparents raising grandkids...

[identity profile] the-dark-side.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome. I bet that makes it a really fun place to be.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
It is pretty great. My hubby's not Jewish and he didn't feel comfortable at the first temple we tried, here he's fine. There are all colors and types there and no one cares

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I wish more places were like that

[identity profile] the-dark-side.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
So do I.

[identity profile] rustydog.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
That is fantastic. I bet you'll be sorry to lose her at your temple, but wow, what a wonderful thing, for her and everybody, really.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-06-15 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
We are really sorry to see her go, especially since my daughter's bat mitzvah is soon and there hasn't been a new Rabbi hired yet, but it's such a good opportunity for Rabi Offner, it's hard to be upset