Rebecca Dubowe
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Rebecca Dubowe is the first deaf woman to be ordained as a rabbi
in the United States.
She was born in Los Angeles, and earned a B.A. in Jewish studies from the University of Judaism
and an M.A. in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College
. She was ordained in 1993 by the American Reform seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She served as Associate Rabbi from 1993 to 1997 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick, N.J, and then joined Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, California, in 1997, where she currently works as a rabbi.
She also serves on the board of the Women’s Rabbinic Network, the national organization for female Reform rabbis in America. During March and April 2010, she went on a national speaking tour to "share [her] sacred journey" and to educate others about the inclusion of people with disabilities in Jewish life and ritual. In 2010 she was also listed by The Sisterhood, the Jewish Daily Forward’s women’s issues blog, as one of 50 influential female rabbis in America.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
in the United States.
She was born in Los Angeles, and earned a B.A. in Jewish studies from the University of Judaism
University of Judaism
The American Jewish University, formerly the separate institutions University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute, is a Jewish, non-denominational educational institution in Los Angeles, California....
and an M.A. in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College
Hebrew Union College
The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the oldest extant Jewish seminary in the Americas and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism.HUC-JIR has campuses in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.The Jerusalem...
. She was ordained in 1993 by the American Reform seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She served as Associate Rabbi from 1993 to 1997 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick, N.J, and then joined Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, California, in 1997, where she currently works as a rabbi.
She also serves on the board of the Women’s Rabbinic Network, the national organization for female Reform rabbis in America. During March and April 2010, she went on a national speaking tour to "share [her] sacred journey" and to educate others about the inclusion of people with disabilities in Jewish life and ritual. In 2010 she was also listed by The Sisterhood, the Jewish Daily Forward’s women’s issues blog, as one of 50 influential female rabbis in America.