The View of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l on the Ordination of Women by Aryeh A. Frimer
June 26, 2010 by Aryeh and Dov Frimer
Filed under Halakha, New Posts
I have been avidly following the recent discussion at the RCA Convention and on the various blogs regarding granting women semikha. I was rather surprised, however, that in all the active give and take, there is one opinion that has not been placed center stage. I am referring to the view of Moreinu veRabbeinu [...]
Women in Communal Leadership Positions: Shul Presidents by Aryeh Frimer
June 2, 2010 by Aryeh and Dov Frimer
Filed under Halakha, New Posts
Below is the edited text of a lecture delivered by Rabbi Aryeh Frimer to congregants of the Tiferet Moshe Synagogue – Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center, Rehovot, Israel on Tevet 24, 5767 – January 14, 2007. These comments are based in part on Aryeh A. Frimer, “Nashim beTafkidim Tsiburiyyim beIdan haModerni;” In “Afikei Yehudah – [...]
Partnership Minyanim by Aryeh A. Frimer and Dov I. Frimer
May 23, 2010 by Aryeh and Dov Frimer
Filed under Halakha, New Posts, Prayer
Below is the edited text of a teleconferenced lecture delivered by Rabbis Aryeh and Dov Frimer to participants at the 51st Annual Convention of the Rabbinical Council of America on April 27, 2010. These comments are based on a very lengthy and heavily documented article which will be completed shortly; with a few exceptions, only [...]