Avi Weiss

Are women kosher supervisors a step toward gender equality?

Some women who took the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s kosher supervision exam last week — the first time the exam was open to women — see the development as entrenching, not changing, female roles in Orthodoxy.

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Does the RCA hold too much sway over Orthodox conversion?

The recent case of a convert whose wedding was nearly derailed is fueling critics of a leading Orthodox rabbinic association’s approach to conversion.

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Op-Ed: The RCA breaks its word on conversion

The Rabbinical Council of America is casting aspersions on past conversions performed by its members, writes Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld.

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Partnership minyans grow among the Orthodox grassroots, despite leaders’ condemnations

United States

SAR tefillin policy just the tip of the iceberg for Orthodox women

Culture

From the Archive: Avi Weiss isn’t the quiet type

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Op-Ed: On the rights of non-Orthodox rabbis, where’s the outrage?

Israel

Chief Rabbinate says Rabbi Avi Weiss’ word is good on Jewishness

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RCA backs Avi Weiss (sort of)

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Israeli Rabbinate: Here’s why Rabbi Avi Weiss isn’t kosher enough

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