Into the RabbiTron
May 21, 2008 | Filed Under Blog |As of last night, I’m a rabbi.
Ordination was really amazing. Rituals do things, after all, and this was a big ritual meant to do a big thing. And it did, somehow, impossibly.
It was really powerful. Maybe there will be more words later. For now, though, I’m just awed and humbled and so grateful that I have the friends and family and teachers and colleagues that I have, and that God has granted me the opportunity to get to this moment. Now it’s on me to do something with it, of course.
WordPress is being a bit wonky and not letting me upload pics. But I’ll try to get on that soon.
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Pingback by There was evening, and there was morning. — May 21, 2008 #
Mazel tov on your s’micha. We met briefly when I visited campus in April and then bumped into you in the Hood the next day. You’ll make a great rabbi.
Comment by John — May 21, 2008 #
“it’s rabbinic ordination, not a personality lobotomy”
… Is it?
Anyways, Hazaq uBarukh, and I look forward to learning from Rabbi Ruttenberg!
Comment by B.BarNavi — May 23, 2008 #
whoa… lessen activity in the internet and miss the big stuff… yishar koahh! luckily someone showed me the flyer for this Shavuot that says “Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg” on it; it would’ve taken me much longer to find out otherwise.
Comment by Steg (dos iz nit der šteg) — June 5, 2008 #