The Conservative movement recently ordained its first Ethiopian-born rabbi. Rabbi Yafet Alemu, who lives in Jerusalem, will formally become a member of the group’s Rabbinical Assembly at the Conservative movement conference, which will be held Feb. 10-14 in Washington.
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