I am woman, hear me roar

[donutsweeper]

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)

Comments

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I bet that makes it a really fun place to be.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

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

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I like places like that.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I wish more places were like that

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

So do I.