For Rabbi Mary Zamore, navigating challenging moments is part of her life’s work. Rabbi Zamore has been a guide for her community throughout the last 25 years. Today, she serves as the Executive Director of the Women’s Rabbinic Network, where she promotes the contributions and growth of rabbis who are women, championing initiatives that foster justice and equity within the Reform Movement and beyond. In this episode, she talks with Elana about the imperative of showing up for her community in difficult times and how she stays grounded in this work. The two also discuss how Jewish leadership has evolved since the first woman, Rabbi Sally Priesand, was ordained 50 years ago this June.

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• Gali Cooks, @galicooks
• Ilana Kaufman, @fogtownie
• Elana Wien, @ElanaWien

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• Leading Edge influences and inspires dramatic change in how Jewish organizations attract, develop, and retain top talent. Learn more at https://www.leadingedge.org/, and follow them on Facebook, and Twitter.
• The Jews of Color Initiative is a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational and communal field for Jews of Color. Learn more at https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/ and follow the Initiative on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• SRE Network is a Jewish network of over 150 organizations committed to creating safe, respectful, equitable workplaces and communal spaces in North America. Learn more at, https://srenetwork.org/, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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