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Israel: First African American Woman Ordained Rabbi

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, North America, Israel, U.S.A., Arts & Culture, Ethnicity & Race, Migration & Immigration, Religion, Women & Gender

Rabbi Alysa Stanton was recently ordained as the first female African American rabbi. “The media frenzy around Alysa Stanton’s ordination has opened the possibility of improved coverage of Jews from a variety of ethnic backgrounds,” writes JVoices [1].