[Avodah] A woman reciting Birchas Gomel at the Bimah on shabbos

Harry Maryles hmaryles at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 15 07:28:17 PDT 2025


There is a fascinating article in JTA (linked below) where the Rav of a MO shul allowed a woman to say Birchas Gomel at the Bimah on shabbos morning. 
My sense is that there is nothing wrong with that Halachicly. But My sense is also that this would never be allowed in a mainstrean Orthodox Shul that isn't MO. The Rav, Idan Scher, is not in any way OO and seems to be quite mainstream Orthodox by virtue of his educational background.
I wonder how this event would be treated by the more right wing e 'Agudah' type shuls. Would they allow it? Is there a Hashkafa problem ...or maybe even a Halachic problem? and if so, what would those problems be? 
https://www.jta.org/2025/09/12/ideas/my-congregant-was-stabbed-for-being-jewish-what-happened-the-next-shabbat-was-incredible
HM
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