Interview with Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Elon, North Carolina

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Date
2020-10-23
Main contributor
Rabbi Sandra Lawson
Summary
Rabbi Sandra Lawson (Elon, North Carolina) 

Rabbi Sandra Lawson is a rabbi, activist, public speaker, and musician based in Elon, North Carolina. Known for teaching Judaism in unique ways, Rabbi Sandra is known as the Snapchat Rabbi, and she has been featured in the Jewish Telegraph Agency as one of 10 Jews you should follow on Snapchat” and “The 50 Jews everyone should follow on Twitter.” She was ordained as a rabbi by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Sandra is a guitar player and singer. Her musical projects include the Barefoot, Bluegrass and Blues on the Porch virtual series, and The Torah of the Blues, which explores connections between Judaism and the Blues in relation to her perspective as a Black rabbi with southern roots. Rabbi Sandra serves as Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life at Elon University. 

Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/23/2020.
Contributor
Tamar Sella
Subjects
Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic
Location
Elon, North Carolina
Collection
Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Unit
Society for Ethnomusicology

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