When I was ordained a rabbi in 1980, people were still uncomfortable using the term "rabbi" for a woman. Some joked about calling women rabbis "rabbits"! But we stuck to the name, and now it seems perfectly normal. I too love the "Jewesses" in 19th century literature, but I don't want to live there.
When I was ordained a rabbi in 1980, people were still uncomfortable using the term "rabbi" for a woman. Some joked about calling women rabbis "rabbits"! But we stuck to the name, and now it seems perfectly normal. I too love the "Jewesses" in 19th century literature, but I don't want to live there.
Happy to be a Jew and a rabbi!