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Lesbian Rabbis: The First Generation » (New Edition)

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Authors: Rebecca T. Alpert (Editor), Shirley Idelson (Editor), Ellen Sue Levi Elwell
ISBN-13: 9780813529165, ISBN-10: 0813529166
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Rebecca T. Alpert

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1Struggle, Change, and Celebration: My Life as a Lesbian Rabbi39
Ch. 2A Practical Theology of Presence50
Ch. 3Working from the Inside, Out57
Ch. 4Wholeness and Holiness: A Life's Journey66
Ch. 5Being a Lesbian Rabbi75
Ch. 6Ten Years on the Journey toward Wholeness93
Ch. 7Carrying On: A Lesbian Rabbi, Jewish Seekers, and All the Voices of Our Lives106
Ch. 8Shlichut: Claiming My Mission116
Ch. 9Ger V'toshav: Member and Outsider131
Ch. 10Gay and Lesbian Synagogue as Spiritual Community141
Ch. 11Why I Choose to be a Rabbi of a GLBT Synagogue152
Ch. 12Ten Years and Counting ...161
Ch. 13On Being a Rabbi at the Margins173
Ch. 14My Piece of Truth181
Ch. 15My Language Is My Country190
Ch. 16Saying No in the Name of a Higher Yes197
Ch. 17Notes from the Underground217
Ch. 18In Hiding226
Glossary235
About the Contributors243
Index247

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