Four Firsts — American women rabbis at Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis 4-30-15

Both are rabbis and both chaplains at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis -- Weiss is currently and Eilberg was in the 1980s.

Both are rabbis and both chaplains at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis — Weiss is currently and Eilberg was in the 1980s.

Rabbis Audrey Pollack of Temple Israel in W. Lafayette, Ind., and the first American woman rabbi,  Sally Priesand

Rabbis Audrey Pollack of Temple Israel in W. Lafayette, Ind., and the first American woman rabbi, Sally Priesand

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Executive Vice President Debra Barton Grant and Dr. Gary Zola, director of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati who led the panel discussion with the four first American women rabbis. Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Executive Vice President Debra Barton Grant and Dr. Gary Zola, director of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati who led the panel discussion with the four first American women rabbis.[/caption]
Rabba Sara Hurwitz was the first Orthodox woman rabbi ordained in 2009.

Rabba Sara Hurwitz was the first Orthodox woman rabbi ordained in 2009.

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