«May 7, 2013 -- In light of the recent announcement that Yeshivat Maharat will celebrate the "ordination as clergy" of its first three graduates,..http://www.rabbis.org/news/article.cfm?id=105753
The Rabbinical Council of America reasserts its position as articulated in its resolution of April 27, 2010, that:
"In light of the opportunity created by advanced women's learning, the Rabbinical Council of America encourages a diversity of halachically and communally appropriate professional opportunities for learned, committed women...
however, we cannot accept either the ordination of women or the recognition of women as members of the Orthodox rabbinate, regardless of the title."
The RCA views this event as a violation of our mesorah (tradition) and regrets that the leadership of the school has chosen a path that contradicts the norms of our community.»
Best Regards,
RRW
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