Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (born January 29, 1947)[1] is the first woman to have been ordained a rabbi in Reconstructionist Judaism.
In her youth, she was very involved in her Philadelphia Reform congregation and began to consider entering the rabbinate at 16 years old, though she knew that such a role had never been open to women.
[Notes 1][3] While in school, Sandy Eisenberg married her classmate, Dennis Sasso, making them the first rabbinical couple in Jewish history.
[7][8] They and approximately 30 other women rabbis lit Hanukkah candles and then spoke about their experiences in an open forum.
[4] Sasso has been honored throughout her career:[13][14] Videos produced by Sonia Sarah Lipsyc director of Aleph CSUQ, and Abigail Hirsch a Film Producer with Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso at Dorshei Emet Synagogue, Montreal,Canada: