How I Came Here

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Ruth Balinsky Friedman reflects on the journey that led her to seek ordination as an Orthodox Jewish woman.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "How I Came Here." (Viewed on February 12, 2025) <http://qa.jwa.org/media/how-i-came-here>.