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Judaism: Religion, Gender and Sexuality

Open Orthodoxy and the Title Rabba

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Recall questions on the institutions ordaining women in Open Orthodoxy, the titles used, Sara Hurwitz and the mainstream Orthodox response.

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Key term

Which institutions are associated with Open Orthodoxy's ordination of women?

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Who is Sara Hurwitz, and what is significant about her title?

Key term

In which Jewish movements do women rabbis now serve in significant numbers?

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  1. 1

    Which institutions are associated with Open Orthodoxy's ordination of women?

    Model answer

    Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat.

  2. 2

    What titles have been given to women ordained within Open Orthodoxy since 2009?

    Model answer

    Maharat or Rabba.

  3. 3

    Who is Sara Hurwitz, and what is significant about her title?

    Model answer

    Rabbi Avi Weiss ordained her in 2009 with the title Maharat and changed it to Rabba in 2010, making her the first Orthodox woman to hold a rabbinic title.

  4. 4

    How did mainstream Orthodox authorities respond to Sara Hurwitz's ordination as Rabba?

    Model answer

    They rejected the validity of her ordination.

  5. 5

    What position has the Rabbinical Council of America taken on the ordination of women?

    Model answer

    It has issued statements opposing women's ordination, maintaining that it violates halakha and Orthodox tradition.

  6. 6

    What argument do supporters of women's ordination within Orthodoxy make regarding Torah law?

    Model answer

    They argue there is no explicit Torah prohibition against women serving as rabbis and that the rabbinic role has evolved historically.

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