Tag: Religious Leadership

Rabbi Miriam Lorie is set to become the first female Orthodox rabbi in the UK, marking a decade of progress for Orthodox women in leadership roles.
The OU's Center for Communal Research (CCR) launched The Shidduch Crises research project to address questions about the shidduch crisis, such as its origins and the qualities of a good match.
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, which involves the question of whether religious institutions are exempt from antidiscrimination laws on First Amendment grounds.
R. Nathan Sternhartz of Nemirov, a key figure in Bratslav Hasidism, inherited the leadership of the movement after R. Nahman of Bratslav's death.
The discussion centered around the Modern Orthodox Women's Agenda in the 1980s and the challenges they faced in advancing in areas such as Torah study, prayer groups, and religious leadership.
The text discusses the role of "gedolim" (great Torah scholars) in Jewish communities, particularly in Modern/Centrist Orthodoxy and Liberal Orthodoxy.
Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, a prominent Haredi Jewish leader in Hungary, faced criticism for his actions before and during the Holocaust.