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I Didn’t Expect to Be a Community Rabbi

Tanya Segal expected to become an academic, until a trip to Poland showed her the power of helping a community make meaning for itself.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "I Didn’t Expect to Be a Community Rabbi." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/i-didn-t-expect-to-be-community-rabbi>.