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Despite a growing population of Jews of color, very few serve as rabbis at established congregations. And when it comes to Black rabbis, that number is close to zero.
From the blog of Michael Zoosman at The Times of Israel
As a young Black Jewish adoptee, Lindsey Newman felt close to the Jewish community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she grew up. Then adolescence hit and she started to feel like an outsider, struggling to find acceptance and independence at her synagogue.
(JTA) — As a young Black Jewish adoptee, Lindsey Newman felt close to the Jewish community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she grew up. Then adolescence hit
Around 17% of American Jews identify as nonwhite. But, as the Jews of Color Initiative found, only 18% out of the 1,118 surveyed belong to a synagogue.