[Avodah] Maharat

[Ben Waxman via Avodah]

Probably the best and most succinct historical analogy I've seen for 
this question.
Ben

On 5/29/2017 11:51 PM, Ilana Elzufon via Avodah wrote:
>
> Twenty years ago, I used to say that I wasn't sure if Orthodox women 
> rabbis would end up being a "mechitza issue" or a "sermon in the 
> vernacular issue." Today, at least from my position in Israel, it 
> seems to be shaping up as the latter.