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See
<a href="http://www.torahmusings.com/2015/12/41114/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.torahmusings.com/2015/12/41114/<br><br>
</a> R. Dr Ari Zivotofsky<br><br>
What does turkey have to do with women rabbis? It is a question that
would have never occurred to me until last week when my almost 20 year
old, popular <a href="http://www.kashrut.com/articles/turkey/">article
about the kashrut of turkey</a> was invoked in the name of women rabbis.
I was honored to be cited, but bemused at the application. It seems that
women rabbis is THE topic. Are women rabbis good for the Jews or bad? Are
women rabbis a <i>fait accompli</i> or will their opponents yet prevail?
The discussion goes round and round and is discussed in every possible
context. So, come Thanksgiving, there was
<a href="http://attemptsatjewishthought.com/home/if-you-eat-kosher-turkey-you-probably-support-female-orthodox-clergy">
an article</a> by <a href="https://bethsholom.org/content/our-rabbi">Ben
Greenfield</a>, a rabbinic student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, attempting
to connect women and turkeys. I do not consider myself an expert on the
topic of ordination and do not intend to address the broader issue of
women rabbis, but I do know something about bird mesorah and feel
obligated to point out that what was written in this widely circulated
article does not actually contribute to a better understanding of whether
women should be ordained or whether turkey is kosher. <br><br>
See the above URL for more. YL<br>
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