What's in a Name?
As the first woman rabbi ordained in Israel, Naamah Kelman had to decide what to call herself in Hebrew, which is a gendered language.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "What's in a Name?." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/whats-in-name>.