Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women ...

Rabbanit Moria Panker, head of the "Pninat Or" seminary in Israel, embarked on a two-week strengthening mission across the United States, delivering numerous lectures to Jewish communities in Miami ...

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Mizrachi said that representatives of the CER “asked me to be the president of the rebbetzin training program on behalf of the CER.” One of the most influential religious women’s leaders in Israel, ...

In 2015, Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn became the first female clergy member of an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles. During her time at the shul, she worked with a variety of populations, helping ...

Late Motzei Yom Kippur, deep mourning spread through the Religious Zionist community in Israel when news came that Rabbanit Miriam Levinger of Hevron – wife of Rav Moshe Levinger, zt”l – had passed ...

Rabbanit Malke Bina, founder of Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies, on Thursday was awarded the "Yakir Yerushalayim" decoration after 32 years of activity in Israel's capital, Jerusalem. The ...

Ellyse Borghi encountered ancient Jewish texts early in her life, but it's taken many years for her to become a recognised authority in rabbinical matters. She recently received her ordination — or ...

In an emotional visit to a shelter for battered women run by the Bat Melech organization, which runs the only shelters in Israel for religious victims of domestic violence, Rabbanit Tzipi Lau, wife of ...

For most of Jewish history, the havruta system – where two people partner for serious Torah study – was limited to men. In the early 20 th century, two prominent Iraqi personalities – one female and ...

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