Rabbi Barbara Borts, Newcastle, England, was born and raised in the US. In London, England, she studied at the Leo Baeck College and was the fourth woman to be ordained a rabbi in Europe. In our conversation Rabbi Borts tells us what made her decide to become a rabbi and what has changed over the years for women in the pulpit – and what did not. As she considers music to be central for a religious service she is presently training to become a cantor. As she points out, women cantors are even more controversial than women rabbis, and explains why.

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