Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she was the only woman.
Ordained in 1976, she would go on to become one of the first women rabbis in the Jewish Reform Movement. Fifty years later, she’s proud to have helped break that glass ceiling and pave the way for change.
Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever today, with increasing numbers of women and LGBTQ+ people. Women from earlier generations who became rabbis marvel at the greater opportunities available for those pursuing clergy roles.
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