Miri Gold achieved a major coup for religious equality in 2012 when she became the first non-Orthodox rabbi to have her salary paid by the Israeli government.
Ariella Graetz Bartuv grew up the daughter of a Conservative rabbi, married an Orthodox Jew of Iraqi descent, and became a Reform rabbi. She was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem.
Denied the opportunity to explore her Jewish heritage as a child in Soviet Ukraine, Tina Grimberg has used her career in the rabbinate to ensure inclusivity in the Jewish community.
As a member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS), Rabbi Susan Grossman has helped shape the Conservative Movement’s policies on women’s rights and their roles in Jewish life.