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Naamah Kelman, Ordination

Naamah Kelman standing beside Alfred Gottschalk, President of HUC-JIR at her ordination in Israel, 1992

Prof. Alfred Gottschalk, President of HUC-JIR, at the ordination of Naamah Kelman, the first woman to be ordained in Israel, 1992. Courtesy of HUC-JIR.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Naamah Kelman, Ordination." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/naamah-kelman-ordination>.