More Orthodox Jewish women are ordained; change is uneven
At the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a 5-foot-tall partition, called a “mechitza,” separates the men from the women in accordance with ancient tradition.
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At the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a 5-foot-tall partition, called a “mechitza,” separates the men from the women in accordance with ancient tradition.
(RNS/AP) — While the larger Reform and Conservative Jewish movements have ordained women rabbis for decades, the Orthodox fold has only recently begun tapping women to leadership roles.
Reform and Conservative Jewish movements have ordained women as rabbis for decades
At the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a 5-foot-tall partition, called a “mechitza,” separates the men from the women in accordance with ancient tradition.
Yeshivat Maharat in the Bronx ordained no less than 50 women as rabbis and Orthodox leaders despite innate hardships posed by the Halacha and criticism from both the Rabbinical Council and the Orthodox