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Women aren't equal citizens in Israel. But this week brought us closer than ever

JL;DR SUMMARY Sara Sapadin highlights the historic achievements of gender equality within Israeli religious institutions as three women take the Chief Rabbinate's rabbinical exams following a Supreme Court ruling. 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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Israeli SocietySupreme CourtWestern WallWomen's RightsGender EqualityReligious FreedomWomen Of The WallChief RabbinateRabbinical Exams

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Israel
"But this week brought us closer than ever"
Jerusalem, Israel
"advocates for equal rights at the Kotel, for their Rosh Chodesh Adar service."
New York City, New York, United States
"Sara Sapadin currently serves as a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in New York City"

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