article_snippet: The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical branch of Reform Judaism, has installed The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical branch of Reform Judaism first openly lesbian president.
article_snippet: First: Denise Eger, 55, was inaugurated Monday as the first openly lesbian president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis .
article_snippet: The 55-year-old was both the first female and the first openly gay president of the Southern California Board of Rabbis.
highlights_snippet: Denise Eger, 55, was inaugurated Monday as the Central Conference of American Rabbis' first openly lesbian president .
  
highlights_snippet: American Rabbis' first openly lesbian president was inaugurated at the CCAR's annual conference, held in Philadelphia this year .
  
highlights_snippet: American Rabbis' first openly lesbian president has since served in pulpits in the U.S. and Canada and has become a leading activist in the LGBT community .