Regina Persisted: An Untold Story - Hardcover

Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681155400 ISBN 13: 9781681155401

Publisher: Apples & Honey Press, 2018

Synopsis

From a young age, Regina Jonas loved to read stories from the Bible. She loved to read Hebrew. She wanted to be a rabbi.

There had never been a woman rabbi before, and some people said, "You should learn to cook and sew like the other girls." But Regina persisted.

They said, "Don't make trouble." But Regina persisted.

They said, "Women are not smart enough." Regina heard, but still she persisted.

Finally, in 1935, Regina Jonas became the first woman ever ordained as a rabbi. Her story inspires us to pursue our dreams and to persist even in the face of great challenges.

About this title

About the Author:

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso was the first woman ordained as a rabbi by the Reconstructionist movement in the United States. She is the author of the best-selling book God's Paintbrush and many other children's books. She is rabbi emerita at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis; director of Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts at the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Instititute; and cofounder of Women4Change Indiana. She lives in Indianapolis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Apples & Honey Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1681155400
• ISBN 13: 9781681155401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lucas Margaux