The nation welcomes its first African American woman rabbi, Alysa Stanton
It sounds like something out of a movie than reality. On June 6, 2009, Alysa Stanton, a divorced mother with one 14 year old daughter from a Jewish suburb of Cleveland, was officially ordained a rabbi from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Her next move is south to Greenville, North Carolina where she will preside as rabbi over Congregation Bayt Shalom.
Stanton, 45, grew up in a Pentocostal Christian home and converted to Judaism more than 20 years ago while attending Colorado State University, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. (source: HAARETZ.com)
She told TIME magazine…
“I’m honored and awed by this achievement,” she continues. “But I am foremost a rabbi who happens to be African-American, not The African-American Rabbi.”
Congratulations to Alysa Stanton!
The TIME magazine article shares a lot about Alysa Stantons career even before her joining Hebrew Union College. It’s hyperlinked above and would be a good read for those of you who want a bit more. I haven’t found any video interviews that would embed in WordPress.
