️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical branch of Reform Judaism, has installed its first openly lesbian president.<unk> The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical branch of Reform Judaism, has installed its first openly lesbian president. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Eger was ordained in 1988, a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.<unk> Eger was ordained in 1988, a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Watching young men all around me die and not tell,' she told the paper. Eger has since served pulpits in Canada, Los Angeles, and New York. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Hire: Eger was ordained in 1988, and although she was not formally out at that time, her sexual preference was known and no one would hire her. Eger was ordained in 1988, and although she was not formally out at that time, her sexual preference was known and no one would hire her. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Eger has been on the CCAR board of trustees for four years, reports JTA, becoming president-elect in 2013. 55-year-old was both the first female and the first openly gay president of the Southern California Board of Rabbis.<unk> 55-year-old was both the first female and the first openly gay president of the Southern California Board of Rabbis. Speech: Here, Eger speaks at the CCAR's annual convention, held this year in Philadelphia, where she was inaugurated. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Denise Eger, 55, was inaugurated Monday as the Central Conference of American Rabbis' first openly lesbian president.<unk> Denise Eger, 55, was inaugurated Monday as the Central Conference of American Rabbis' first openly lesbian president. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Eger was ordained in 1988, a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi.<unk> Eger was ordained in 1988, a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi.<unk> Eger was ordained in 1988, a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>