EPISODE · Jun 19, 2021 · 1H 46M
Female Rabbis - A problem of Halacha, Mesorah, or even worse?
from Halacha Headlines · host Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach Rabbi Meyer Twersky Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchok Elchanan Rebbetzin Miriam Kosman Author of "Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism" Rabbi Dovid Kaplan Mash
Is there a problem with giving “semicha” to a woman?Can a woman be a shul or community rabbi?Can a shul with a woman rabbi call itself “orthodox”?What if she’s called Rabbah, Maharat, etc. instead of being called “Rabbi”?What’s the line between what’s acceptable and what’s not?Can a woman pasken shaylos?
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Is there a problem with giving “semicha” to a woman? Can a woman be a shul or community rabbi? Can a shul with a woman rabbi call itself “orthodox”? What if she’s called Rabbah, Maharat, etc. instead of being called “Rabbi”? What’s the line between what’s acceptable and what’s not? Can a woman pasken shaylos?
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Female Rabbis - A problem of Halacha, Mesorah, or even worse?
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