Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she was the only woman. Ordained in 1976, she would go on to become one of the first women rabbis in the Jewish ...

Orthodox Judaism is not known for being particularly progressive—women and men are typically not allowed to sit next to one another if they aren’t married; women abide by strict dress codes; women ...

(The Conversation) — Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious leadership within Orthodox Judaism. (The Conversation) ...

For many American Jews, seeing a female rabbi is a pretty regular part of life. But it's a fairly recent development. Sally Priesand – the first American female rabbi – was ordained just 50 years ago, ...

(RNS) — Female rabbis have staked a claim to a Judaism that is fully inclusive and respectful of the values of all its adherents. (RNS) — From the days of Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, Jewish ...

The rabbinate doesn’t have one look, and Reform Rabbi Arielle Stein’s version is chic, creative and fashion-forward. Stein, who serves as assistant rabbi at Rodeph Sholom, a congregation on ...

Ask most adults what they wanted to be as a child, and the answer is often returned with a laugh or remark about how much they’ve changed since then. For Rabbi Jacki Honig, the vision stuck. “This was ...

Inspired by the Rebbe’s call to establish Beis Chochmas Noshim, Chabad of the West Coast in Cape Town, South Africa, launched ...