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Rabbis for Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel

A trans-denominational rabbinical network

Women’s religious leadership

We recommend:

  • ► Reflections on the Current Debate on Women’s Professional Spiritual Leadership, co-authored by Rabbis Helfgot, Adler, Marder, Mintz, and Starr
  • ► Where are the Women? by Dr. Gitti Bendheim
  • ► On Female Rabbis, the OU Statement, and Slavery by Rabbi Herzl Hefter

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  • ► Gross, Miriam. “Clergy Is Not A Hebrew Word” The Times of Israel, 24 February 2017
  • ► Fox, Rabbi Jeffrey. “Rabbi Soloveitchik’s position on Women as Shohatot and the Development of Customs of Abstention: Semikhah and Mesorah—A Response to the OU Panel” The Lehrhaus, 23 February 2017
  • ► Lecci, Stephanie. “While visiting St. Louis area, Pence, Greitens condemn vandalism at Jewish cemetery” KBIA, 22 February 2017
  • ► Brawer, Dina. “When Tradition Is Not What Is Best” The New York Jewish Week, 22 February 2017
  • ► Trachtman, Dr. Chaim. “Modeling Modernity: Revisiting the Rabbi Soloveitchik Paradigm” The Lehrhaus, 21 February 2017
  • ► Frank, Laura Shaw. “Yeshivish Women Clergy: The Secular State and Changing Roles for Women in Ultra-Orthodoxy” The Lehrahaus, 21 February 2017
  • ► Sarna, Leah. “An Alternative History of American Modern Orthodoxy” The Lehrhaus, 15 February 2017
  • ► Winiarz, Shmuel. “A Principled Pesak and a Window into Pesak” The Lehrhaus, 15 February 2017
  • ► Wolkenfeld, Sara. “Schools Need Leadership, Too: The OU and Day School Education” The Lehrhaus, 15 February 2017
  • ► Greenberg, Rabbi Yitz. “How The OU Can Correct Its Mistake On Banning Women Clergy” The New York Jewish Week, 14 February 2017
  • ► Mintz, Rabbi Adam; et al. “Reflections on the Current Debate on Women’s Professional Spiritual Leadership” Jewish Link of New Jersey, 14 February 2017
  • ► Segal, Rabbi Ari. “A response to the Orthodox Union’s statement on women clergy” Jewish Journal, 14 February 2017
  • ► Exler, Rabbi Steven. “How Female Clergy Strengthen Our Orthodox Community” The New York Jewish Week, 10 February 2017
  • ► Groveman Weiner, Ariel. “Holding Tradition While Reflecting Modernity: A Recipe for Social Change” EJewishPhilanthropy, 10 February 2017
  • ► Bedheim, Dr. Giti. “Where are the Women?” The Times of Israel, 10 February 2017
  • ► Stadlan, Noam. “Why Would You Ask Rabbi Schachter?” The New York Jewish Week, 9 February 2017
  • ► Jaffe, Bracha. “Bringing Tu B’Shvat Color To Prison” The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
  • ► Tucker, Rabbi Ethan. “(Mis)understanding Tradition” The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
  • ► Torok, Ryan. “Women leaders respond to prohibitive Orthodox ruling” The Jewish Journal, 9 February 2017
  • ► Altmann, Dr. Esther. “Female Clergy: What’s at Stake” The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
  • ► Lopes Cardozo, Rabbi Dr. Nathan. “The Genius and Limitations of Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik z”l” The Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
  • ► Zieve, Tamara. “Jewish Prayer Session held at JFK in Solidarity with Refugees” The Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2017
  • ► Eliassan, Shira. “Ignore the OU’s Pronouncement. Orthodox Women Rabbis are Here to Stay” Forward, 8 February 2017
  • ► Hefter, Rabbi Herzl. “On Female Rabbis, the OU Statement and Slavery” The Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
  • ► Finegold, Maharat Rachel Kohl. “We Are Here to Stay” Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
  • ► Kuruvilla, Carol. “Despite Ban, These Orthodox Jewish Clergywomen Are Determined To Serve” The Huffington Post, 7 February 2017
  • ► Ettinger, Yair. “American Modern Orthodox Establishment’s Ban on Women Rabbis Sparks Backlash” Haaretz, 7 February 2017
  • ► Rosenbaum, Judith. “Hypocrisy as Orthodox Union Praises Women’s Talents, Bans Women Clergy” Forward, 7 February 2017
  • ► Sharon, Alina Dain. “Feminism and Purim: reflections of female religious leaders across denominations” Jewish News Service, 6 February 2017
  • ► Sharon, Jeremy. “Liberal Orthodox Rabbis Oppose OU Ban on Female Religious Leadership” The Jerusalem Post, 6 February 2017
  • ► Lau, Rabbi Benjamin. “There’s no stopping women’s spiritual leadership” The Times of Israel, 6 February 2017
  • ► Landes, Rabbi Daniel. “Opposing Orthodox Women Rabbis: Laughable, Pitiful, Wrong” Haaretz, 6 February 2017
  • ► Sales, Ben. “Facing OU synagogue ban, Orthodox women clergy say they’ll keep working” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 3 February 2017
  • ► “Female clergy in synagogues barred by Orthodox Union” i24news.com, 3 February 2017
  • ► “Dear Rabbis from a Yoetzet” The New York Jewish Week, 3 February 2017
  • ► Rosenblatt, Gary. “OU Says No On Women Rabbis; What Else Is New?” The New York Jewish Week, 3 February 2017
  • ► Kanefsky, Rabbi Yosef. “Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky: B’nai David will not accept new OU policy barring female clergy” Jewish Journal, 3 February 2017
  • ► Angel, Rabbi Marc. “Women as Orthodox Jewish Religious Leaders” Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals, 2 February 2017
  • ► Rephun, Menachem. “Orthodox Union adopts ruling barring women from serving as rabbis“ JPUpdates, 2 February 2017
  • ► “OU Bars Women from Serving as Clergy in its Synagogues” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 2 February 2017
  • ► Greenberg, Rabbi Ben. “Female Clergy: Its Not About Ideological Purity” Times of Israel, 2 February 2017
  • ► Nathan-Kazis, Josh. “Exclusive: Orthodox Union Adopts New Policy Barring Women Clergy” Forward, 2 February 2017
  • ► Palmer, Joanne. “Learning about other Jews“ The Jewish Standard, 26 January 2017
  • ► Sharon, Jeremy. “Woman to serve as a rabbinical court administrator in Efrat“ The Jerusalem Post, 15 November 2016
  • ► Fischer, Elli. “Advancing New Reasons To Ordain Orthodox Women“ The New York Jewish Week, 30 June 2013

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