Denise Eger , annual , was inaugurated Monday as the Central Conference of American Rabbis ' first openly lesbian president . She was inaugurated at the CCAR 's 55 conference , held in Philadelphia this year . Eger was ordained in 1988 , a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi . She has since served in pulpits in the U.S. and Canada and has become a leading activist in the LGBT community .
Denise Eger , 55 , was inaugurated Monday as the Central Conference of American Rabbis ' first openly lesbian president . She was inaugurated at the CCAR 's annual conference , held in Philadelphia this year . Eger was ordained in 1988 , a time when one could not be an openly gay Reform rabbi . She has since served in pulpits in the U.S. and Canada and has become a leading activist in the LGBT community .