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- ↑ Services Held This Week for Rabbi Carole Meyers - Glendale News-Press
- 1 2 3 Rabbi Carole Meyers, first female to head a congregation in Southern California, dies at 50 | Obituaries | Jewish Journal
- 1 2 3 4 A Different Path | Community Briefs | Jewish Journal
- ↑ "First female rabbi in Los Angeles area passes away | JPost | Israel News". JPost. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ Rabbi Carole L Meyers (2 June 2018). Leaning on God: Sermons by Rabbi Carole L. Meyers. Steel Cut Press. ISBN 978-1-936380-11-4.
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