A Rabbi On Jeopardy

A nice catch by Rabbi Jason Miller (and even nicer of him to record it and put it up on YouTube)…

This week, Rabbi Joyce Newmark, a Conservative rabbi from Teaneck, NJ, won $29,000 on Jeopardy. The next episode, Trebek even gave a shout out to her ordination anniversary and asked her what it’s like being a female rabbi. A cool video:

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