Female Rabbi Leads CNY Synagogue

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Published August 18, 2004 at 2:52 PM EDT

By Skye Rohde

Oswego, NY – The first female rabbi in the United States was ordained in 1972. But it was only last month that the first woman was hired to lead a Jewish congregation in the Central New York area. WRVO's Skye Rohde spoke with Rabbi Rachel Ain, who is now at Congregation Beth Sholom Chevra-Shas in DeWitt.

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