As the only female Rabbi to currently hold office in South Africa, Rabbi Julia Margolis speaks to Gareth about the work she’s doing in her trailblazing position. Facing much resistance and working in a reformed shul, she explains how she demystifies the supposed tension between orthodox and reformed Jewish people, explains how she’s breaking through South African Jewish people’s conservative nature and what led her to be the Head of the South African Centre for Religious Equality and Diversity (SACRED). Find out how she strives to raise her daughters, found a husband who supports her job and deals with the problems that surround her position.

 

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Rabbi Julia Margolis