Rabbi Judith Honig has joined Northbrook's Beth Shalom Jewish congregation as the first female clergy member in the synagogue's history. Honig, who was ordained in May, aims to set an example for young girls interested in the rabbinic profession and encourage a cultural shift that normalizes and encourages women to pursue positions of leadership traditionally held by women in traditionally non-heathful practices. She is the newest assistant rabbi at Congregation Beth Shaloma in Northbrook, one of the largest Conservative Jewish synagogues on the North Shore and the spiritual home to roughly 1,000 families. Honigs was raised in the Las Vegas area and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before moving to Detroit in 2015 and Austin, Texas in 2017, where she served as the regional director for the Jewish Conservative women’s youth group.