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Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

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Philadelphia, The United States

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Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck where she served for 36 years. Upon her retirement she founded the Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts Initiative, now at Herron School of Art and Design at IUI.

After receiving her B.A. and M.A. from Temple University, in 1974 she was the first woman ordained from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. In addition to being the first woman to serve a Conservative congregation, she and her husband, Dennis C Sasso, are the first practicing rabbinical couple in world Jewish history.

Sandy has written and lectured on women and spirituality, the discovery of the religious imagination in children, women’s leadership, and reimagining the Bible. She is the author of seve ...more

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	In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Phoebe Stone (Illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1994 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Paintbrush by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Annette Compton (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Echo: Exploring Scripture with Midrash 4.02 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Regina Persisted: an Untold Story 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah's Wife: The Story of Naamah 4.37 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of And: The Little Word That Changed the World by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Carrie Newcomer (Goodreads Author) (Composer), Joani Keller Rothenberg (Illustrator) 3.49 avg rating — 61 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Is God's Name? by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Phoebe Stone 4.50 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midrash: Reading the Bible with Question Marks 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	But God Remembered: Stories of Women from Creation to the Promised Land by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When God Gave Us Words by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Goodreads Author), Darcy Day Zoells (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sandy and 2 other people liked Margaret Klein's review of Miriam’s Dancing Shoes: "This is a delightful book, telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt through the eyes...and the feet of Miriam. Miriam who took a timbrel in her hand also took sparkly sandals. Miriam knew she and the others would dance. This book made me smile. It " Read more of this review »
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