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A day of reckoning and renewal at the Rabbinate

JL;DR SUMMARY A monumental moment unfolded as a group of dedicated Jewish women took a stand for equality within Israel's Orthodox religious establishment by attempting to take the Chief Rabbinate's exams. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JudaismTorah StudyJewish ValuesGender EqualityWomen In JudaismRabbi Seth FarberItimHigh Court RulingReligious EstablishmentRabbinate Exams

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Jerusalem, Israel
"They were to take their exams separately at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. We at Itim chose not to fight this."

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