first woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1902–1944)
Regina Jonas (August 1902 – October or December 1944) was a Berlin-born rabbi. In 1935, she became the first woman in history to be ordained as a rabbi. She died while interred in the Auschwitz concentration camp in the winter of 1944.
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But when it comes to a relaxing of the religious ban in the loosest sense of the word, in which the justification of restricted women from certain religious responsibilities and actions, were quite fitting and earn the highest respect – however, today, where woman is clearly present in public life and accomplishes practical tasks in cooperation with men, contact has become casual.
If I confess what motivated me, a woman, to become a rabbi, two things come to mind. My belief in God’s calling and my love of humans. God planted in our heart skills and a vocation without asking about gender. Therefore, it is the duty of men and women alike to work and create according to the skills given by God.