Holy Sparks pairs leading artists with 24 woman rabbis to illuminate the creativity, commitment, and vision of women who were “firsts” in their time. Their challenges and contributions, struggles and successes, represent the achievements of all women rabbis since June 3, 1972, when Rabbi Sally Priesand was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as the first woman rabbi in America.
Sunday January 30th Dr. Bernard Heller Museum Director Jean Bloch Rosensaft and Board Co-Chair Lynne Himelstein will present and discuss the art at our zoom session, including Jewish Art Salon artists Heddy Abramowitz, Ellen Alt, Siona Benjamin, Dorit Jordan Dotan, Debbie Teicholz Guedalia, Tamar Hirschl, Judy Sirota Rosenthal, Joan Roth, Deborah Ugoretz, Yona Verwer and Ruth Weisberg.
This program is curated and hosted by Dorit Jordan Dotan and Judith Joseph. The JAS Open Studios Program Series is supported by Advisor Yona Verwer and team members Cheselyn Amato and Chana Wiesenthal Elias.
Zoom info will be sent to our email list on the day of the event.
Ordination Rabbi Artist
1972 | RABBI SALLY PRIESAND | JOAN ROTH
1974 | RABBI SANDY EISENBERG SASSO | DEBRA BAND
1975 | RABBI LAURA GELLER | RUTH WEISBERG
1975 | RABBI JACKIE TABICK | SANDY BLEIFER
1981 | RABBI KINNERET SHIRYON | HEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ
1982 | RABBI AMY R. PERLIN | DEBORAH UGORETZ
1985 | RABBI AMY EILBERG | PAT BERGER
1986 | RABBI JULIE SCHWARTZ | EMILY BOWEN COHEN
1988 | RABBI DENISE L. EGER | DORIT JORDAN DOTAN
1989 | RABBI NAOMI LEVY | JUDY SIROTA ROSENTHAL
1990 | RABBI PAULINE BEBE | TAMAR HIRSCHL
1992 | RABBI NAAMAH KELMAN | ELLEN ALT
1993 | RABBI ANDREA L. WEISS | DEBBIE TEICHOLZ GUEDALIA
1995 | RABBI DIANE COHLER-ESSES | SIONA BENJAMIN
1998 | RABBI NOA KUSHNER | HARRIETE ESTEL BERMAN
1998 | RABBI HARA PERSON | ELIZABETH LANGER
2001 | RABBI ANGELA WARNICK BUCHDAHL | LAURIE GROSS
2001 | RABBI SHARON BROUS | PENNY WOLIN
2002 | RABBI CLAUDIA KREIMAN | MARISA TAKAL
2003 | RABBI GESA S. EDERBERG | YONA VERWER
2007 | RABBI TANYA SEGAL | LINDA SOBERMAN
2009 | RABBA SARA HURWITZ | KATHRYN JACOBI
2012 | RABBI RACHEL ADLER | MARILEE TOLWIN
2013 | RABBI TAMARA COHN ESKENAZI | CAROL HAMOY
Catalog
EXHIBITION WEBSITE
Graphic by Dorit Jordan Dotan. Art by Yona Verwer.
This program is made possible with generous support by CANVAS.
This exhibition was developed by The Braid with generous support from Lynne & Phil Himelstein, Ziering Family Foundation, Gladys and David Layne, and Ronda Spinak. Presented at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum by the Irma L. and Abram S. Croll Center for Jewish Learning and Culture with the generous support of George, z”l, and Mildred Weissman.