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When breaking religious gender barriers meets resistance

I'm a female rabbi in a conservative community and half my congregation looks at me like I'm playing dress-up in my father's clothes.

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Pioneering roles within traditional institutions requires navigating the tension between progressive calling and conservative expectations.

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