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The Moment I Felt Called

Rabbi Deborah Waxman describes a moment of almost divine intervention in which she felt the rabbinate was her calling.

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How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "The Moment I Felt Called." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/deborah-waxman-moment-i-felt-called>.