Women Rabbis as Change Agents
Join us for a three-part series that celebrates the fortieth anniversary of women in our RA hosted by the Rabbinical Assembly, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, and The Jewish Theological Seminary. Speakers include JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, representatives of women rabbis marking “firsts” of many kinds, and members of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards.
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women and the Reimagining of American Judaism
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
7:00–8:30 p.m. ET
Online
With Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Chancellor and Irving Lehrman Research Professor of American Jewish History, JTS
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS will offer introductory remarks and moderate the session
How did the twentieth-century movement for women’s equality in Judaism end up serving as a catalyst for a reimagined Judaism in our own times? Together we will explore the ways in which new opportunities for American Jewish women paved the way for broader, creative changes in Jewish ritual, scholarship, and inclusion.
Halutzot: Pioneering Women Rabbis
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7:00–8:30 p.m. ET
Online
With Rabbis Chaya Rowen Baker, Analia Bortz, Sass Brown, Nina Beth Cardin, Nicole Guzik, Nitzan Stein-Kokin, Ariella Rosen, and Becca Walker
WLCJ Executive Director Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields, Panel Host
Rabbi Noam Raucher, FJMC Executive Director will offer dvar Torah; Julia Loeb, WLCJ President to offer greetings
Co-presented by the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
What is HerStory? How has the rabbinate changed in 40 years? How have these pioneers—firsts in so many ways—impacted Jewish life? How has the experience of being a “first” changed as we have learned to be more welcoming and flexible? Who are the next pioneers of Conservative/Masorti Judaism and how will they impact our Jewish future?
Tradition and Impact: How Halakhah has Been Shaped by Women
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
7:00–8:30 p.m. ET
Online
With Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Rabbis Aaron Alexander, Pamela Barmash, Susan Grossman
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg, Incoming RA President, will offer d’var Torah
How has the presence of women in the rabbinate reshaped our interpretation of halakhah over the past forty years? We will explore this question through personal experience, historical reflection, and halakhic insight, considering the evolution of Jewish legal thought within and beyond the Conservative/Masorti Movement.
