The sacred calling
Subtitle: four decades of women in the rabbinate
By: edited by Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr and Rabbi Alysa Mendelson Graf, with Rabbi Renee Edelman ; foreword by Rabbi Sally J. Priesand
Series: CCAR challenge and change series
Publisher: Central Conferene of American Rabbis CCAR Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 776
ISBN-13: 9780881232172
Subjects: Women rabbis; History; Women in Judaism; Feminism; Religious aspects; Judaism; Reform Judaism
Description: "Women have been rabbis for over forty years. No longer are women rabbis a unique phenomenon, rather they are part of the fabric of Jewish life. In this anthology, rabbis and scholars from across the Jewish world reflect back on the historic significance of women in the rabbinate and explore issues related to both the professional and personal lives of women rabbis. This collection examines the ways in which the reality of women in the rabbinate has impacted on all aspects of Jewish life, including congregational culture, liturgical development, life cycle ritual, the Jewish healing movement, spirituality, theology, and more"--