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Yeshivat Maharat · Historical & Religious Figures

What

Founded by Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Rabbi Avi Weiss, Yeshivat Maharat is the first Orthodox rabbinical school to ordain women.

Biography

Yeshivat Maharat is recognized among Jewish contributors to Historical & Religious Figures — Founded by Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Rabbi Avi Weiss, Yeshivat Maharat is the first Orthodox rabbinical school to ordain women.

How & why

Founded by Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Rabbi Avi Weiss, Yeshivat Maharat is the first Orthodox rabbinical school to ordain women. That is how the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, the scholarly reference published by the Jewish Women's Archive, opens its entry on her, written by Laura R. Shaw Frank, and the entry is linked below.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Laura R. Shaw Frank

Contributions & Sources

Founded by Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Rabbi Avi Weiss, Yeshivat Maharat is the first Orthodox rabbinical school to ordain women.

Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Laura R. Shaw Frank