Sunday was a historical graduation day for the first class
of Orthodox Jewish women ordained as members of the clergy.
The graduation took place at the Ramaz Upper School on East
78th Street.
Yeshivat Maharat is the first institution to train Orthodox
women as spiritual leaders. The women have all followed the same course
training as their male counterparts and have studied the Torah at advanced
levels for years.
Maharat is a Hebrew acronym for Manhiga Hilkhatit Rukhanit
Toranit, one who is teacher of Jewish law and spirituality.
The new graduates are now full spiritual, communal and legal
authorities for the Orthodox community.
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