But God Remembered by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Sasso appeared in a 2005 documentary, titled And the Gates Opened: Women in the Rabbinate, which features stories of and interviews with her, rabbi Sally Priesand, and rabbi Amy Eilberg.

Sasso served as rabbi of the Manhattan Reconstructionist Congregation and, from 1977 until 2013, as rabbi along with her husband at the congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, making the Sassos the world's first couple to serve jointly as rabbis.

Sasso holds title to many firsts as a female rabbi. As one of the few women rabbinical students, Sasso naturally became a leader in defining women's changing roles within Judaism. While in school, Sandy Eisenberg married her classmate, Dennis Sasso, making them the first rabbinical couple in Jewish history. In the fall of 1969, Sasso joined the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College's second class of rabbinical students. During this period she studied at Gratz College.

In her youth, she was very involved in her Philadelphia Reform congregation and began to consider entering the rabbinate at 16 years old, though she knew that such a role had never been open to women. Sasso was born in 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the author of many children's books on religious topics.īiography Youth and early life She was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, on May 19, 1974.

These stories invite children of all ages and all faiths to remember, and to bring their own faith to life.With vivid prose and lush, full-color illustrations, this storybook introduces:Lillith, the first woman in the Garden of Eden, according to an ancient legend, shows her determination to have men and women treat each other as equals.Serach the musician, who, with her song, reveals to her grandfather Jacob that his son Joseph is still alive, and whose courage to speak out heals the wrongs of another generation.Bityah, who draws the baby Moses from the Nile and with a mother's bravery encourages him to become who he will be, proving that taking a risk to do what's right can change the world.Daughters of Z, who struggle against discrimination with great daring―and extraordinary results.Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (born Janu) is the first woman to have been ordained a rabbi in Reconstructionist Judaism. This lively collection of four stories is a modern reclaiming of the Bible, a celebration of courageous and wise women from ancient tradition. A lively collection of stories that gives voices and names to women from biblical and ancient times whom we seldom remember.

But God Remembered by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso