Rabbi Rachael Houser

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Rabbi

Rabbi Rachael Houser is a recent graduate of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. She received s'micha at Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati this past May. Rabbi Houser begins her career as the newest rabbi on staff at Central Synagogue in New York City in July. She is also the 2025 Rabbi Sally J. Priesand WRJ Award recipient, for exemplifying the mission and values of WRJ and embodying the qualities that Rabbi Priesand has exhibited throughout her career. 

Maintaining a Learner's Mindset

Rabbi Rachael Houser

Lately, I’ve been playing a game of comparisons. My old place in Cincinnati had lilac bushes by the front door. Now my new block in Astoria smells of roses, owing to the talented gardeners who grow all varieties of colors and scents in their tiny patches of

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