Although it might seem that being both rabbis and rabbis\’ spouses would be the most challenging role of all, the Schuldenfreis have found a collegiality in their home that, had they married anyone else, they would miss.
What Ellman does or says, or even how their children behave, can be a reflection on the rabbi. There\’s a risk in being completely open with people, Ellman said, as there\’s always a possibility for distortion.
Initially, Bouskila harbored reservations about joining a large congregation. Her sister, who also is married to a rabbi, wound up in a community that was so unfairly demanding that the couple left and moved to Israel.
More than rabbi and rebbetzin, they serve as a model married couple for hundreds of Jewish students.
Marjorie Pressman came of age in the heyday of the \”traditional\” rebbetzin — the 1950s mold of women raising children, maintaining a kosher home and (quietly) supporting their husbands from the background.
As the husband of a groundbreaking female rabbi who earlier this year was named among the most influential rabbis in the country by Newsweek, Light isn\’t threatened by reverse gender roles. His wife is the primary breadwinner, and he the primary caregiver.
If you are offended either by the idea of cremation or humor about the dead, you may want to stop reading. It\’s OK.
\”I had been a student, wife, mother, news executive and caregiver, but I had always promised myself that one day I would be an actor.\”
Typically associated with American Legion halls, Elks clubs and churches, the sedentary game that caters to seniors is not often associated with Jewish houses of worship. But a few synagogues across the Southland have offered weekly bingo nights as temple fundraisers for decades
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