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Three women sit for Israeli Rabbinate’s exam, amid growing recognition for Orthodox Jewish women’s religious leadership

  • Written by Michal Raucher, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
Three women sit for Israeli Rabbinate’s exam, amid growing recognition for Orthodox Jewish women’s religious leadershipOrthodox Jewish women attend an event celebrating the completion of the 7½-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud, the central text of Jewish law, on Jan. 5, 2020, in Jerusalem.AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much...

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