By Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf
As a rabbi I have done my fair share of
invocations and benedictions for community events, interfaith gatherings and
organizational meetings. I think of it
as the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to interfaith relations. Coming from the liberal east coast circles
where I was raised, being a female rabbi is not all that interesting but it’s a
different story down here. There are a
surprising number of people I meet who know very little about Judaism and even
fewer who are aware that there are female rabbis.