This story was originally published in the Forward. After graduating from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2018 as a prominent openly gay, female and Black rabbi, Sandra Lawson said she applied for two positions that suited her skill set. Both congregations needed a “young-ish, hungry, entrepreneurial rabbi,” she said. But she didn’t get either job. “In […]
TaRessa Stovall
TaRessa Stovall is an Atlanta-based writer specializing in intersectional identities. Her most recent book is a memoir, “SWIRL GIRL: Coming of Race in the USA.” Follow her on Twitter @taressatalks.
