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Valerie Stessin is the first woman to be ordained as a Conservative rabbi in Israel, as well as the first woman to be ordained by the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies; she was ordained in 1993.

She was born in France, and was involved with the Bnei Akiva youth movement there, but moved to Israel at age 17. In 2009 she and Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz founded Kashouvot, an organization in Jerusalem whose mission is to "introduce chaplaincy (also referred to as pastoral care or spiritual support) into Israel, and to provide quality, professional spiritual support in the healthcare and social services."

See also

• Timeline of women rabbis

References

1. "New Jewish Feminism". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
2. "Hudson Jewish Community Forum". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. "Founders «  Kashouvot". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
4. "Israeli Conservative Movement Will Begin to Ordain Women As Rabbis". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. "Founders «  Kashouvot". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
6. "Mission «  Kashouvot". Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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Timeline of women rabbis
Pre-modern figures	Bible and Talmud Deborah (1107–1067 BCE) Bruriah (2nd century) Medieval and early modern era Rashi's daughters (11th–12th century) Bat ha-Levi (12th century) Paula Dei Mansi (13th century) Miriam Shapira-Luria (14th century) Fioretta of Modena (1522–1580) Bayla Falk (16th century) Eva Bacharach (1580–1651) Asenath Barzani (1590–1670) Frehat Bat Avraham (d. 1756) Maiden of Ludmir (1805–1888)
Modern figures	Ray Frank (1861–1948) Lily Montagu (1873–1963) Regina Jonas (1902–1944) Tehilla Lichtenstein (1893–1973) Paula Ackerman (1893–1989) Martha Neumark (1904–1981) Avis Clamitz (1908-1991) Helen Levinthal (1910–1989) Sally Priesand (b. 1946) Mimi Feigelson (b. 1963) First ordination by denomination Regina Jonas (Reform, 1935) Sandy Sasso (Reconstructionist, 1974) Lynn Gottlieb (Renewal, 1981) Amy Eilberg (Conservative, 1985) Tamara Kolton (Humanistic, 1999) Sara Hurwitz (Orthodox, 2009)
Alternate rabbinical roles	Yoetzet halacha Toanot Rabniyot
Organisations and midrashot	Women's Rabbinic Network Yeshivat Maharat Matan Women's Institute Midreshet Lindenbaum Nishmat Center Hadran
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