Linda Joy Holtzman

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Linda Joy Holtzman
Rabbi Linda Joy Holtzman
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Linda Joy Holtzman is an American rabbi and author.^[1] In 1979, she became one of the first women in the United States to serve as the presiding rabbi of a synagogue, and the first woman to serve as a rabbi for a solely Conservative congregation,^[2] when she was hired by Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County, which was then located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.^[3]

^ "Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County". Jwa.org. 1979-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ Berman, Donna (2009). New Jewish Feminism: Probing the Past, Forging the Future - Elyse Goldstein. Jewish Lights Pub. ISBN 9781580233590. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ "22 Women Now Ordained As Rabbis Most of Them Do Not Have Pulpits". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[autogenerated1-1] "Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County". Jwa.org. 1979-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[auto-2] Berman, Donna (2009). New Jewish Feminism: Probing the Past, Forging the Future - Elyse Goldstein. Jewish Lights Pub. ISBN 9781580233590. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[3] "22 Women Now Ordained As Rabbis Most of Them Do Not Have Pulpits". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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