She received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in June 2013. She is the recipient of a Doctorate of Ministry from Christian Theological Seminary, an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from DePauw University, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Butler University, an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Franklin College. She was ordained from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1974 and received her Doctor of Divinity after 25 years in the rabbinate. Rabbi Sasso is active in the arts, civic and interfaith communities and has written and lectured on women and spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children. She currently is the director of the Religion, Spirituality and the Arts Initiative. Sasso, who holds a doctorate in ministry, is active in the interfaith community, and has written and lectured on the renewal of spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children of all faiths.Rabbi Sandy Sasso served as Rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis from 1977- 2013. They have two children, David and Debora, and three grandchildren. The second woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1974) and the first rabbi to become a mother, she and her husband, Dennis, were the first rabbinical couple to jointly lead a congregation-Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis. Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso,a parent, spiritual leader, and storyteller, is the awardwinning author of God's Paintbrush, In God's Name, God In Between and many other inspiring books for children of all faiths and backgrounds. In this new story, based on an ancient text, Naamah's wisdom and love for the natural harmony of the earth inspires us to use our own courage, creativity, and faith to carry out Naamah's work today. Then, after 40 long days and nights on the ark, the most important part of Naamah's work begins. She fills a room on the ark with every type of plant-from amaryllis, soybeans, and wheat to lilies, moss, and even dandelions. When God tells Noah to bring the animals of the world onto the ark, God also calls on Naamah, Noah's wife, to save each plant on Earth.Įntrusted with this task, Naamah sets off to every corner of the world, discovering a fabulous array of growing things, and gathering seeds, bulbs, cuttings, spores, and roots. The rains begin tomorrow."įrom award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, a new story which lights our spiritual imaginations. Take two of every kind of living plant.Work quickly. "Walk across the land and gather the seeds of all the flowers and all the trees. Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Religious Leaders
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