Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Sally Priesand recently visited Temple Emanu-El of West Essex.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The first female ordained rabbi in the United States, Sally Priesand, recent spoke about her life at Temple Emanu-El of West Essex. Priesand may have been the first, but countless other women followed her. She started her April 15 presentation saying, “I decided I wanted to be a rabbi in 1962 at the age of 16. Fortunately, my parents gave me one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child: the courage to dare and to dream." She continued: "With their encouragement, I was able to remain focused on my goal, relatively unconcerned that no woman had ever been ordained rabbi by a theological seminary and determined to succeed despite the doubts I heard expressed in the organized Jewish community.” Priesand was ordained in Cincinnati, Ohio…
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Temple Emanu-El of West Essex to host Rabbi Sally Priesand on April 15.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first female rabbi ordained in the United States, will be the guest speaker at Temple Emanu-El of West Essex on Sunday, April 15 from 9:30-11 a.m. The event, which begins with a bagel breakfast, will feature Priesand giving a speech about “Reflections on My Life as a Rabbi.” In addition to authoring “Judaism and the New Woman,” Priesand is a contributor to “Woman Rabbis: Exploration and Celebration” as well as “A Treasury of Favorite Sermons by Leading American Rabbis.” She is a strong believer in many causes including justice and peace, equal opportunity for women, the needs of the hungry and the homeless and the survival of Israel. The brunch is $8 per person for members in advance and $12 for non-members. Call …
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264 W Northfield Rd, Livingston, NJ
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Rabbi Sally Priesand
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of becoming the first female rabbi, Rabbi Sally Priesand will made a stop on her lecture tour Friday, Nov. 4, at Livingston's Temple B'nai Abraham as part of a Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Symposium and Dinner sponored by the Temple B'nai Abraham Sisterhood and Social Action Committee. The Kabbalat Shabbat Service will begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and a symposium following at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Priesand will speak about the topic "Reflections on My Life as a Rabbi," detailing her path from when she was ordained in June, 1972, by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. From there, she served as Rabbi of Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls from 1981 until her retirement in …
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300 E Northfield Rd, Livingston, NJ
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