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Will The RCA Expel Rabbi Avi Weiss Over ‘Orthodox Woman Rabbi’ AKA: Maharat/Rabbah?

April 26, 2017AKA expel Rabbi RCA woman

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Will The RCA Expel Rabbi Avi Weiss Over ‘Orthodox Woman Rabbi’ AKA: Maharat/Rabbah?

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Rabbi Avi Weiss ordained a woman to be the first ever Orthodox Rabbi, and now may be facing problems from the RCA, according to a Jewish Week article. Rabbi Avi Weiss had ordained Sara Hurwitz, giving her the title “Mahara’t” – an acronym for Manhiga Hilchatit Ruchanit Toranit. That title didn’t work out for Weiss as well as he planned, so after a year of “Mahara’t, Sara Hurwitz was given another title: “Rabbah.” According to the article, the RCA (Rabbinical Council of America) is getting ready to perhaps expel Rabbi Weiss “primarily for ordaining a woman rabbi”.