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Orthodox Jewish women's leadership is growing – and it's not all about rabbis

  • Written by Michal Raucher, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
Orthodox Jewish women's leadership is growing – and it's not all about rabbisOpportunities are expanding for Orthodox Jewish women to formally study Jewish texts. This event in Jerusalem celebrated women who completed the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud.AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

More Orthodox Jewish women around the world are following the path of ordination, though controversy over female rabbis continues in...

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