Rebecca Dubowe

Rebecca Dubowe is the first deaf woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the United States.

Life Rebecca Dubowe was born in Los Angeles, and earned a B.A. in Jewish studies from the University of Judaism and an M.A. in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Dubowe was ordained in 1993 by the American Reform seminary Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Since 2015, she has been the rabbi at Moses Montefiore Congregation in Bloomington, Illinois. Rabbi Dubowe also serves on the board of the Women's Rabbinic Network, the national organization for female Reform rabbis in America.