Rabbi Linda Joy Holtzman | |
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Linda Joy Holtzman is an American rabbi and author.[1] In 1979, she became one of the first women in the United States to serve as the presiding rabbi of a synagogue, and the first woman to serve as a rabbi for a solely Conservative congregation,[2] when she was hired by Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County, which was then located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.[3]
- ^ "Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County". Jwa.org. 1979-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ Berman, Donna (2009). New Jewish Feminism: Probing the Past, Forging the Future - Elyse Goldstein. Jewish Lights Pub. ISBN 9781580233590. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "22 Women Now Ordained As Rabbis Most of Them Do Not Have Pulpits". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2014.