“ The RCA , blinked first. ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ Soon women will be saying Shelo Asani Ish... ”

“ Weiss isn’t finished yet. This letter, although seemingly a retreat from his “ordination” of “Orthodox” female rabbis, is but a strategic retreat in the face of strong opposition. The opposition obviously came from outside the RCA, whose rabbis to a great degree agree with Weiss and would be happy to hire some of Weiss’s “Rabbas”, given the chance. ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ A duck is a duck whether or not it's called one (or, if you prefer, a pig in lipstick for this chazzer-treif maharat idea)...I'm not sure why he deserves to be praised. It's quite obvious that his intentions and hashkafos haven't changed one iota. ”

“ The ways of R’ Avi Weiss is the way the reform and conservative movements began, make small changes, not to long from now he will be….. ”

“ The RCA , blinked first. ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ I applaud this compromise. A recognized "degree" of sorts is a good thing. "Rabba" was an awful thing. Women certainly have their places in positions of leadership when it comes to helping other women and families, and to establish a standard for that leadership benefits every family. To allow women to become experts in those areas of halacha pertaining to women and children will help with everything from childhood schooling to family issues to some medical issues which are typically handled by the woman of the house anyway. Proper education in our communities (in Torah and secular studies) benefits the community as a whole. ”

“ Once again we get our personal feelings mixed up with civility. It is Rabbi Weiss. He has smicha, and I am willing to bet you know from which Rabbonim. and Yeshivah. He has not been placed in cherem. People can disagree about important issues and yet remain civil. The strange thing is your points are lost in your nastiness. ”

“ What's treif about it? There is no question that a woman who knows halacha can pasken, which is what smicha is about. The only question is what title she should have. I say we should go with the title the Sefer Hachinuch uses for such a woman: Chachama (אשה חכמה הראויה להורות). ”

“ I believe Sarah Schnirer was also vehemently opposed at first ”

“ Since when did you get so rational and reasonable?
I like the new Millhouse ”

“ What ever happened to Rebbetzin or Rabanit ? ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ I believe Sarah Schnirer was also vehemently opposed at first ”

“ I believe Sarah Schnirer was also vehemently opposed at first ”

“ Soon women will be saying Shelo Asani Ish... ”

“ What's treif about it? There is no question that a woman who knows halacha can pasken, which is what smicha is about. The only question is what title she should have. I say we should go with the title the Sefer Hachinuch uses for such a woman: Chachama (אשה חכמה הראויה להורות). ”

“ Shkoyack to Harav Kletenik Shlita. He is a tremendous talmid chochom and baal midos. To poster #16 regarding Rebbetzin Kletenik, I would venture to say you dont even have 1/100th of the knowledge that she has. So grow crawl back into your hole. This is 2010 not the 1920's in a shtetel. ”

“ why cant a woman pasken if she knows more than a man about halacha? ”

“ Why can't a goy pasken if he knows more than a Jew about halacha? It isn't an issue of knowledge, it is an issue of who the Torah empowers to be considered a "yore yore". The system established by Moshe Rabeinu and has existed ever since only includes men. Very Simple. ”

“ Why can't a goy pasken if he knows more than a Jew about halacha? It isn't an issue of knowledge, it is an issue of who the Torah empowers to be considered a "yore yore". The system established by Moshe Rabeinu and has existed ever since only includes men. Very Simple. ”

“ The gemora says that women shouldn't learn gemora because they are light-headed, and would distort the gemora would they learn it. Of course it is possible that there could be exceptions to this rule, but it would generally be presumptive for a woman to assume she qualifies for learning gemora. Considering that women do not have the obligation to learn for the sake of learning, they should rather learn halacha, tanach, and mussar. If they finish all that, and still want to learn gemora, then they could ask a gadol.
To be able to paskin, one needs the reasoning skills of gemora, as well as yiras shamayim.
For women to ask questions to a wise woman is commendable, but to put a woman in a position that will lead men to come to them with halachic queries is shameful, even if she has the knowledge to answer the questions. If there are men qualified to answer the man's question, why should he be directed to a woman for his query?
There is no need to worry that this disgusting idea will "catch on". The vast majority of orthodox find this repulsive, and that is the way it will stay. ”

“ What is Psak?
Applying a straightforward Halacha from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch e.g. the Bracha on an apple is Ha-eitz is really not "Paskening." New questions such as invitro-fertilization, using photogray lenses on Shabbos, woven S'chach mats, Indian hair sheitels, etc. are questions which require real Psak.

I never cared for the term "Rabba." I was personally rooting for Ravina. ”

“ Why can't a goy pasken if he knows more than a Jew about halacha? It isn't an issue of knowledge, it is an issue of who the Torah empowers to be considered a "yore yore". The system established by Moshe Rabeinu and has existed ever since only includes men. Very Simple. ”

“ First of all, the gemoroh never says women shouldn't learn. It says one shouldn't TEACH ones daughter; but there have always been women who learned anyway, and halacha recognises that a woman who knows how has the right to pasken. אשה חכמה הראויה להורות

The Baal Hatanya's grandmother was the "posekes" in the family; the men spent all their time learning gemoro, so when a practical shayla came up in hilchos shabbos they didn't know how to pasken lemayseh; so they turned to her to pasken, because she was boki in shulchon oruch and the nosei kelim. ”

“ A duck is a duck whether or not it's called one (or, if you prefer, a pig in lipstick for this chazzer-treif maharat idea)...I'm not sure why he deserves to be praised. It's quite obvious that his intentions and hashkafos haven't changed one iota. ”

“ What is Psak?
Applying a straightforward Halacha from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch e.g. the Bracha on an apple is Ha-eitz is really not "Paskening." New questions such as invitro-fertilization, using photogray lenses on Shabbos, woven S'chach mats, Indian hair sheitels, etc. are questions which require real Psak.

I never cared for the term "Rabba." I was personally rooting for Ravina. ”

“ well sarah schnirer covered her hair properly according to Halachah.
I doubt she spoke in a synagogue! ”

“ Well actually get your facts straight- Sara Schenrier actually did not cover her hair according to halacha for the simple fact that she was never married. A fact not widely made public by the Right wing institution for the fear that young single girls might start to believe that a woman can be a productive and positive force to yiddishkeit even if she is not married with 7 kids. ”

“ she should be called "Reverend" - in the old days Cantors, Mohelim, and Shochetim were called "Reverend" - even Rabbis were also called "Reverend" in England ”

“ Get your facts straight she was married,but didn't have children.Stop covering that up. ”