Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, a parent, spiritual leader and storyteller, is the award-winning author of God's Paintbrush, In God's Name, God In Between and many other inspiring books for children of all faiths and backgrounds. The second woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1974) and the first rabbi to become a mother, she and her husband, Dennis, were the first rabbinical couple to jointly lead a congregation-Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis. They have two children, David and Debora, and three grandchildren. Sasso, who holds a doctorate in ministry, is active in the interfaith community, and has written and lectured on the renewal of spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children of all faiths.

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is available to speak on the following topics:

• Nurturing the Spiritual Imagination of Children
• Tell Me a Story: Reading the Bible and the Religious Imagination of Children
• Filling in the Blanks: How Women Read the Bible
• Women and Judaism: A Personal Journey
• Midrash as a Tool for Spiritual Reflection

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Lilith , the First Woman
"God created man and woman in the Divine image. In God's image they were created; male and female God created them."
(Genesis 1:27)

A Psalm of Serach
"These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his descendants who came to Egypt.... Asher's sons ... and their sister Serach."
(Genesis 46:8-17)

Bityah, Daughter of Gid
"When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter who made him her son. She named him Moses, explaining I drew him out of the water."
(Exodus 2:10)

The Daughters of Z
"The daughters of Zelophehad ... came forward.... The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah."
(Numbers 27:1)