So the intertubes are aflame with the shocking, shocking, news that Avi Weiss's female ordinee, Maharat Sara Hurwitz, will now be called "Rabbah" (the female of Rabbi, and not "Fat Person"). See this JTA Story and the official pronouncement from their blog.
My reaction? In brief:
NB: The sound/film clip of Iago from Aladdin was made by me - but feel free to spread the code around the tubes...
Showing posts with label Women in halakha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women in halakha. Show all posts
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, March 02, 2009
Women Reading Megillah For Men (Hirhurim)
So you may have heard that Rav Ovadya shlit"a allows women to read megillah for men. According to R' Gil Student at Hirhurim this is not news and as such not as earth-shattering as it sounds. Read what he sez.Pic is my crop of the Hirhurim logo. Backpost finished 2009-12-03.
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