Tag: Yeshivat Maharat
Yeshivat Maharat to Ordain Women Rabbis on Sunday
Yeshivat Maharat, the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders and halakhic authorities will host their first graduation ceremony on Sunday.
The women...
Rabbi Avi Weiss Backs Off ‘Rabba’ Title ‘For Sake Of Peace’
Just a few weeks after declaring Sara Hurwitz a "rabba" in order to "make clear" her status as "a full member of our rabbinic staff," Rabbi Avi Weiss promised the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) that neither he nor his Yeshivat Maharat will confer that title on any other woman.
