judaism
Lag Ba’Omer in Meron
Each year, a rabbinic grave is the site of one of the biggest parties in Israel.
Jane Evans Argues for Ordination of Women Rabbis
Today in Jewish History: April 29, 1957
Amy Eilberg Ordained as First Female Conservative Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 12, 1985
Sandy Sasso Ordained as First Female Reconstructionist Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 19, 1974
Jews and Non-Jews in Modernity
Jews and their neighbors have always co-existed, sometimes in harmony, and other times striving for it.
Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi
Ordained in 1972 by the Reform movement, she paved the way to the rabbinate for many women.