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Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination

Orthodox Jewish women attend an event celebrating the completion of the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud, the central text of Jewish law, on Jan. 5, 2020, in Jerusalem. AP Photo/Tsafrir ...
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife ...
Religion News Service

Orthodox Jewish women make history in special Israeli combat unit

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...
SFGate

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination

(THE CONVERSATION) When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a ...
The Telegraph

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Michal Raucher, Rutgers University (THE CONVERSATION) When people picture a ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...