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This is a collection of articles and editorials by and about Yeshivat Maharat,

its staff, and its students, and about women's ordination and leadership,

in various media outlets.

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/ 2019 /

Josefin Dolsten. "10 years after the founding of the first Orthodox school to train female clergy, what’s actually changed?" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 17 December 2019
Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold. "The Rabbinic Intrapreneur" EJewish Philanthropy, 4 December 2019
Barbara Lewis. "Jenna Englender’s Joys of Judaism" The Jewish News, 28 November 2019
Cyd Weissman. "Collaboration Across Difference: An Innovation Power Tool" EJewish Philanthropy, 25 November 2019
Alix Wall. "Long-awaited Boichik Bagels to open Friday in Berkeley, will be kosher" The Jewish News of Northern California, 25 November 2019
Rabbi Rebecca Blady. "From Brooklyn To Berlin, Undeterred By Fear" The New York Jewish Week, 16 October 2019
Simon Rocker. "Second Orthodox woman rabbi takes teaching role in London" The Jewish Chronicle, 8 October 2019
Rabbi Wendy Amsellem and Rabbi Mike Moskowitz. "Our Father, Our King: Divine Masculinity on Rosh Hashanah" Blogs @ Brandeis University, 26 September 2019
eJP, "Slingshot Publishes New Resource Money, Power, and Gender: A Guide to Funding with a Gender Lens" EJewish Philanthropy, 24 September 2019
The Hadassah Foundation, "The Hadassah Foundation Awards $500,000 to Organizations Changing What is Possible for Women and Girls" Hadassah News Room, 5 September 2019
Oren Oppenheim. "South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it" The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 August 2019
Rea Bochner. "CBTBI Rabbi Schoenfeld celebrates as her sister also becomes a rabbi." Jewish Community Voice. 8 August 2019.
Shani Goloskov. "A Uniquely Jewish Family" Baltimore Jewish Time, 12 July 2019
Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold. "I Am An Orthodox Clergywoman, And I Am Changing My Title" The Forward, 27 June 2019
"Jay’s 4 Questions A Conversation with Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn" The Jewish Federation of Greater LA 19 June 2019
Rabbanit Leah Sarna. "My Chicago Synagogue Was Firebombed—But We’re Not Leaving" The Atlantic 20 May 2019
Rachel Lubitz. "Meet The Orthodox Jewish Millennials Who Wear Wigs On Their Own Terms" Refinery 29, 17 May 2019
Yael Freidson. "הרבניות עותרות לבג"ץ: תנו לנו להיבחן לרבנות" Ynet, 16 April 2019
Steve Lipman. "Westchester Rabbi Holds Interfaith Service For Trebek" The Jewish Week, 19 March 2019
Alix Wall. "Free kosher certifying group launches in East Bay" The Jewish News of Northern California, 5 March 2019
Guy Ezra. "שתי רבניות סרוגות יוסמכו למורות הלכה" Srugim, 2 March 2019
Rebecca Schischa. "Meet the Rabbas" The Jewish Chronicle, 21 February 2019
Selah Maya Zighelboim. "Rabbanit to Launch South Philadelphia Shtiebel" Jewish Exponent, 7 February 2019
Natalia Czarkowska. "ADAR ALEPH 5779 - BASE BERLIN – Rebecca Blady, Germany" Yesod Europe, February 2019
Michelle Boorstein. "A bat mitzvah girl debuts a new way for blind Jews to participate in an ancient tradition" Washington Post, 14 January 2019

/ 2018 /

Rocker, Simon. "Orthodox feminist organisation Jofa UK announces new additions, including American rabba" The Jewish Chronicle, 10 December, 2018
Fisher, Alyssa. "A New Voice Within The Orthodox Clergy", The Forward, December 2018
"LimmudBoston to Showcase Judaism in Newton" WickedLocal, 20 November 2018
Palmer, Joanne. "Meet Marianne Novak" The Jewish Standard, 15 November 2018
Naumann, Marie. "Tradition and Revolution: Female Spiritual Leadership" Jewish Museum Berlin, 5 November 2018.
Schoenfeld, Dr. Devorah. "To defeat virulent anti-Semitism, we must understand its theological roots" The Daily News, 2 November 2018.
Goldberg Winer, Emily. "Getting up from the Table: Reflections from Pittsburgh" The New York Jewish Week, 31 October 2018
Dresner, Stacey. "Leading the Way" Connecticut Jewish Ledger, 8 August 2018
Zigelhboim, Selah Maya. "Rabbanit to Start Orthodox Synagogue in Philadelphia" Jewish Exponent, 8 August 2018
"Ordained Orthodox Woman Announces Plans To Open Her Own Synagogue" The New York Jewish Week, 31 July 2018
Zauzmer, Julie. "In A Break With Tradition, Orthodox Jewish Women Are Leading Synagogues" The Washington Post, 28 July 2018
Brawer, Dina. "This is What an Orthodox Woman Looks Like- Rabba Dina Brawer's speech to the JOFA dinner" The JC,15 July 2018
Rocker, Simon. "Meet the New Feminist Faces of Orthodoxy" The JC,15 July 2018
Feldman, Ari. "New Orthodox Prayer Book Made With Women In Mind" The Forward, 22 June 2018
Rocker, Simon. "UK's First Orthodox Woman Rabbi Pledges to be Role Model to Women and Girls" The Jewish Chronicle, 22 June 2018
Snead, Florence. "The first British Woman Has Been ordained as an Orthodox Rabbi" iNews, 19 June 2018
Halpern, Avigayil. "Maharat Grads Look Past ‘Rabba’ Row" The New York Jewish Week, 12 June 2018
Kissilef, Beth. "How One Faith Group Fights Sex Abuse — One School At A Time" The Forward, 6 June 2018
David, Karen and Weinstein, Jessica. "Smashing the Glass Ceiling" The Jewish Chronicle, 24 May 2018
"Ex-Hasidic Woman Becomes Britain’s First Orthodox Female Rabbi" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 10 May 2018
Berrin, Danielle. "An Orthodox Woman in the Time of #Metoo" Jewish Journal, 9 May 2018
London, Eryn. "Reckoning With My Power As A Rabbi" The New York Jewish Week, 8 May 2018
London, Eryn. "The Holy Language Is Meant For Women" The New York Jewish Week, 6 May 2018
Rocker, Simon. "Women Encouraged to Study Talmud with Launch of International Day of Learning" Jewish Chronicle, 2 May 2018
Cohen, Atara. "A Jewish Theology of Depression" The Lehrhaus, 26 April 2018.
Simmonds, Lindsay. "A Female Ordination: British Orthodox Jewish Women and the Global Community" London School of Economics Blog, 24 April 2018
Sales, Ben. "How Washington, D.C. Got A Bunch Of New Kosher Restaurants" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 13 April 2018
Wolfson, Rina. "Dina Brawer: From Rebbetzin to Rabbi" The Jewish Chronicle, 30 March 2018
"Women Making History: Interview With Rabba Sara Hurwitz" 1010Wins, 28 March 2018
Cooper, Marilyn. "What is the Meaning of God Today?" Moment Magazine, 22 March 2018.
Scott, Becky. "Mayim Bialik: 'Women Are Ready To Be Orthodox Spiritual Leaders'" The Forward, 15 March 2018.
"Leading The Pack" Tablet, 15 March 2018
Maharat Ruth Friedman. "Who is the real hero of Purim? In the #MeToo era, we should reconsider the Bible’s female icons" The Washington Post, 28 February 2018
"Temple Emunah to Hold Inclusion Sabbath" Wicked Local Arlington, 20 February 2018
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "Female Orthodox Clergy in the 21st Century" The Forward, 13 February 2018
Berger, Judy. "Jen Vegh Joins Yeshivat Maharat Team" The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut, 08 February 2018
Dreyfus, Hannah. "After New OU Ruling, ‘Business As Usual’ At Orthodox Women’s Rabbinical School" The New York Jewish Week, 07 February 2018
Noonan, Ari. "OU Decision on Women Clergy Draws Controversy" Jewish Journal, 02 February 2018
Sales, Ben. "Orthodox Union Will Not Penalize Synagogues that Already Have Women Clergy" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 31 January 2018
Nathaz-Kazis, Josh. "Orthodox Group Won’t Boot Synagogues With Female Clergy — Yet" Forward, 31 January 2018.
Tabachnick, Toby. "Jewish learning for ‘everyone’ starts second season in Pittsburgh" Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, 17 January 2018
Maltz, Judy. "It Started as a Joke: Only Women Could Fix the 'Mess in the Middle East'" Haaretz, 4 January 2018
"The Covenant Foundation Announces $1.6 Million in New Grants to be Disbursed in 2018" The Covenant Foundation, 4 January 2018
"The Covenant Foundation announces $1.6m. in New Grants" EJewish Philanthropy, 4 January 2018
"Women’s Fund to Honor Founders" Atlanta Jewish Times, 3 January 2018

/ 2017 /

Hanau, Shira. "92Y Moves Into Rabbinical Training" The New York Jewish Week, 27 December 2017
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "Why We Need Women to Lead: The Biggest Lesson of the #metoo Movement" New York Daily News, 12 December 2017
Manson, Jamie. "Interfaith Panel Describes Women's Struggle for Equality in Religious Traditions" National Catholic Reporter, 11 December 2017
Altmann, Dr. Esther. "#MeToo: Thoughts From Da Nang, Vietnam" The Times of Israel, 19 November 2017
Prince, Cathryn. "Spiritual leader at NY Orthodox community says she’s no ‘bra-burning feminist’" The Times of Israel, 16 November 2017
Wohlberg, Rabbi Mitchell. "Thank God for Not Making Me a Woman; Reflections on Harvey Weinstein" Shabbat sermon at Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 11 November 2017
Duke, Michael C. "Family in Need of ‘Closure’ after Re-Flooding, Robbery" Jewish Herald-Voice, 5 October 2017
Thomas - Newborn, Rabbanit Alissa. "Why I Traveled to Las Vegas to Help After the Deadly Shooting"Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 3 October 2017
Davis, Jasmine. "Synagogue gets Harvey Relief from New York Group" Houston Chronicle, 2 October 2017
Sales, Ben. "Five Key Takeaways From a New Survey about Modern Orthodox Jews" Cleveland Jewish News, 29 September 2017
Dreyfus, Hannah. "First-Ever Survey Of Modern Orthodox American Jews Reveals Fragmented Community" The New York Jewish Week, 27 September 2017
Nathan-Kazis, Josh. "Are The Orthodox Facing A Schism Over Female Rabbis?" Forward, 27 September 2017
"A Vote for OU Inaction" Forward, 20 September 2017
Foretek, Jared. "Area Orthodox Leaders Object to OU Maharat Ruling" Washington Jewish Week, 15 September 2017
Picker Neiss, Maharat Rori. "I am a Maharat. The O.U. Thinks I am the Biggest Threat to the Jews" Forward, 11 September 2017
Siegel, Masada. "Meet The New Female Rosh Kehila Of This Brooklyn Orthodox Synagogue" Forward, 8 September 2017
Nathan-Kazis, Josh. "Exclusive: Is The Orthodox Union Poised To Expel Synagogues With Female Clergy?" Forward, 7 September 2017
Epstein, Rabba Yaffa. "Heeding the Wake-up Call of Our Tradition" Hadassah Magazine, September 2017
Palmer, Joanne. "Meet Rabba Eryn London" New Jersey Jewish Standard, 20 July 2017
JLNJ Staff. "Rabba Eryn London Receives Semicha from Yeshivat Maharat" The Jewish Link of New Jersey, 20 July 2017
"Yeshivat Maharat Ordains Fifth Class of Women" The Jewish Link of the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut, 20 July 2017
"Cleveland Partnership Minyan Hosts Scholar-In-Residence" Cleveland Jewish News, 19 July 2017
JOFA & Yeshivat Maharat. "JOFA & Yeshivat Maharat: The Summer Tour" The New York Jewish Week, 18 July 2017
Torok, Ryan. "Hiring Ordained Woman to Teach at Shalhevet Accentuates Orthodox Rift", Jewish Journal, 5 July 2017
Sales, Ben. "Most Rabbinical Schools Lack Parental Leave Policies — and Students are Not Happy About It" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 23 June 2017
Baugher, David. "Jewish Community Welcomes Muslims for Iftar meal Breaking Ramadan Fast" St. Louis Jewish Light, 22 June 2017
Lifshitz, Aliza. "Standing At Sinai: Maharat’s 5th Semikha Ceremony" The New York Jewish Week, 22 June 2017
Fields, Alec. "Ramie Smith, Rabba at Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in NY, Will Join Faculty Next Fall" The Boiling Point, 16 June 2017
Sackett, Shelley. "Chelsea’s Historic Walnut Street Shul Preserves A Future" Jewish Journal, 15 June 2017
Herzfeld, Rabbi Shmuel. "Defending The Role Of Orthodox Women Clergy" The New York Jewish Week, 25 May 2017
Thomas-Newborn, Rabbanit Alissa. "A Jewish Response to '13 Reasons Why'" Jewish Journal, 10 May 2017
Jewish Week Editors. "What The OU Can Learn From Women" The New York Jewish Week, 10 May 2017
Rosenblatt, Gary. "Will OU Oust Shuls With Women Clergy?" The New York Jewish Week, 10 May 2017
Blumenkranz, Stephanie; Cosgrove, Debbie. "Sacred Need at a Sacred Time" Jewish Women's Foundation of New York, 3 May 2017
Endres, Amy. "Interfaith Unity, Not Division, After Anti-Semitic Vandalism" Religions for Peace, 1 May 2017
Wilensky, David A.M. "When Orthodoxy tilts to the women's side" The Jewish News of Northern California, 12 April 2017
Epstein, Rabba Yaffa. "Bringing a Piece of Jerusalem to North America: The Pardes Community Beit Midrash Initiative" The Times of Israel, 28 April 2017
Fields, Alec. "Beth Jacob Stance Prevents Break Over Women Clergy After OU Says No" The Boiling Point, 28 March 2017
Mizrahi Smith, Debra; Swarz, Adynna; and Thomas-Newborn, Rabbanit Alissa. "Inclusion Is Not One Size Fits All" The New York Jewish Week, 22 March 2017
Antine, Sarah. "New Yachad Chapter in Greater Washington" The New York Jewish Week, 8 March 2017
Doherty, Rosa. "More women needed in communal roles" The Jewish Chronicle, 8 March 2017
Rephun, Menachem. "Maharat talks to JP Updates about the O.U.’s ruling on female clergy" JPUpdates, 2 March 2017
Gross, Miriam. "Clergy Is Not A Hebrew Word" The Times of Israel, 24 February 2017
Fox, Rabbi Jeffrey. "Rabbi Soloveitchik’s position on Women as Shohatot and the Development of Customs of Abstention: Semikhah and Mesorah—A Response to the OU Panel" The Lehrhaus, 23 February 2017
Lecci, Stephanie. "While visiting St. Louis area, Pence, Greitens condemn vandalism at Jewish cemetery"KBIA, 22 February 2017
Brawer, Dina. "When Tradition Is Not What Is Best" The New York Jewish Week, 22 February 2017
Trachtman, Dr. Chaim. "Modeling Modernity: Revisiting the Rabbi Soloveitchik Paradigm" The Lehrhaus, 21 February 2017
Frank, Laura Shaw. "Yeshivish Women Clergy: The Secular State and Changing Roles for Women in Ultra-Orthodoxy" The Lehrahaus, 21 February 2017
Kohl Finegold, Maharat Rachel. "The Gay Child in My Daughter’s First Grade Class" Morethodoxy, 18 February 2017
Sarna, Leah. "An Alternative History of American Modern Orthodoxy" The Lehrhaus, 15 February 2017
Wolkenfeld, Sara. "Schools Need Leadership, Too: The OU and Day School Education" The Lehrhaus, 15 February 2017
Greenberg, Rabbi Yitz. "How The OU Can Correct Its Mistake On Banning Women Clergy" The New York Jewish Week, 14 February 2017
Mintz, Rabbi Adam; et al. "Reflections on the Current Debate on Women’s Professional Spiritual Leadership"Jewish Link of New Jersey, 14 February 2017
Segal, Rabbi Ari. "A response to the Orthodox Union’s statement on women clergy" Jewish Journal, 14 February 2017
Exler, Rabbi Steven. "How Female Clergy Strengthen Our Orthodox Community" The New York Jewish Week, 10 February 2017
Groveman Weiner, Ariel. "Holding Tradition While Reflecting Modernity: A Recipe for Social Change" EJewishPhilanthropy, 10 February 2017
Bendheim, Dr. Giti. "Where are the Women?" The Times of Israel, 10 February 2017
Stadlan, Noam. "Why Would You Ask Rabbi Schachter?" The New York Jewish Week, 9 February 2017
Jaffe, Bracha. "Bringing Tu B’Shvat Color To Prison" The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
Tucker, Rabbi Ethan. "(Mis)understanding Tradition" The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
Torok, Ryan. "Women leaders respond to prohibitive Orthodox ruling" The Jewish Journal, 9 February 2017
Altmann, Dr. Esther. "Female Clergy: What's at Stake" The Times of Israel, 9 February 2017
Lopes Cardozo, Rabbi Dr. Nathan. "The Genius and Limitations of Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik z”l" The Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
Zieve, Tamara. "Jewish Prayer Session held at JFK in Solidarity with Refugees" The Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2017
Eliassan, Shira. "Ignore the OU’s Pronouncement. Orthodox Women Rabbis are Here to Stay" Forward, 8 February 2017
Hefter, Rabbi Herzl. "On Female Rabbis, the OU Statement and Slavery" The Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
Finegold, Maharat Rachel Kohl. "We Are Here to Stay" Times of Israel, 8 February 2017
Kuruvilla, Carol. "Despite Ban, These Orthodox Jewish Clergywomen Are Determined To Serve" The Huffington Post, 7 February 2017
Ettinger, Yair. "American Modern Orthodox Establishment's Ban on Women Rabbis Sparks Backlash" Haaretz, 7 February 2017
Rosenbaum, Judith. "Hypocrisy as Orthodox Union Praises Women's Talents, Bans Women Clergy" Forward, 7 February 2017
Sharon, Alina Dain. "Feminism and Purim: reflections of female religious leaders across denominations" Jewish News Service, 6 February 2017
Sharon, Jeremy. "Liberal Orthodox Rabbis Oppose OU Ban on Female Religious Leadership" The Jerusalem Post, 6 February 2017
Lau, Rabbi Benjamin. "There’s no stopping women’s spiritual leadership" The Times of Israel, 6 February 2017
Landes, Rabbi Daniel. "Opposing Orthodox Women Rabbis: Laughable, Pitiful, Wrong" Haaretz, 6 February 2017
Sales, Ben. "Facing OU synagogue ban, Orthodox women clergy say they’ll keep working" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 3 February 2017
"Female clergy in synagogues barred by Orthodox Union" i24news.com, 3 February 2017
"Dear Rabbis from a Yoetzet" The New York Jewish Week, 3 February 2017
Rosenblatt, Gary. "OU Says No On Women Rabbis; What Else Is New?" The New York Jewish Week, 3 February 2017
Kanefsky, Rabbi Yosef. "Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky: B’nai David will not accept new OU policy barring female clergy" Jewish Journal, 3 February 2017
Angel, Rabbi Marc. "Women as Orthodox Jewish Religious Leaders" Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals, 2 February 2017
Rephun, Menachem. "Orthodox Union adopts ruling barring women from serving as rabbis" JPUpdates, 2 February 2017
"OU Bars Women from Serving as Clergy in its Synagogues" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 2 February 2017
Greenberg, Rabbi Ben. "Female Clergy: Its Not About Ideological Purity" Times of Israel, 2 February 2017
Nathan-Kazis, Josh. "Exclusive: Orthodox Union Adopts New Policy Barring Women Clergy" Forward, 2 February 2017
Palmer, Joanne. "Learning about other Jews" The Jewish Standard, 26 January 2017

/ 2016 /

Blady, Rebecca. "From Brooklyn to Berlin, With an Eye on the Future" The New York Jewish Week, 28 December 2016
Fields, Alec. "B’nai David changes Morateinu’s title to Rabbanit" The Boiling Point, 16 December 2016
Brawer, Dina. "New A-Gender: Inviting Women On-Board the Jewish Journey" Jewish News Online (UK), 28 November 2016
Sarick, Lila. "New Rabbis, New Challenges" The Canadian Jewish News, 15 September 2016
Roth, Phoebe. "A Scholar in the Capital" The Australian Jewish News, 12 September 2016
Rocker, Simon. "Pop-up Pair Launch New Kind of Prayer" The Jewish Chronicle (UK), 8 September 2016
Finegold, Maharat Rachel Kohl and Cutler; Rabbi Adam. "Is Native Reconciliation A Mitzvah?" The Canadian Jewish News, 15 August 2016
Keene, Joelle. "Leadership Through Feminine Strength" The Jewish Journal (Los Angeles), 3 August 2016
Palmer, Joanne. "The Big Book of Women Rabbis Tell A Grand Story" The Times of Israel, 3 August 2016
Rosenblatt, Gary. "OU Grapples With Roles of Women in Clergy" The Jewish Week, 3 August 2016
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "The Torah Imagines A Greenbelt" The Jewish Week, 2 August 2016
Silverstein, Barbara. "The 'Rebbetz-Him' is the New Rebbetzin" The Canadian Jewish News, 7 July 2016
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "When Receiving Smikha Becomes Ritual" The Times of Israel, 24 June 2016
Novak, Marianne. "Why I Enrolled in Yeshivat Maharat, the Orthodox Seminary for Women Clergy" My Jewish Learning, 23 June 2016
Schischa, Rebecca. "TheOrthodox Feminist Revolution Has Finally Arrived - in London" Forward, 21 June 2016
Herzfeld, Rabbi Shmuel. "What Happened When An Orthodox Jewish Congregation Went to a Gay Bar to Mourn Orlando" The Washington Post, 15 June 2016
Adkins, Laura. "One Tenacious Family, Two Inspiring Rabbis" Forward, 31 May 2016
"America's Most inspiring Rabbis" Forward, 16 May 2016
Konigorski, Monika; Brawer, Dina. "From Rebbetzin to Maharat" Bet Debora, Spring 2016
L'Heureux, Catie. "Meet the First Female Orthodox Rabbi" New York Magazine, 6 April 2016.
Heilman, Uriel. "Even Orthodox Jews Starting to Wrestle with Transgender Issues" JTA, 5 April 2016.
Moghe, Sonia and Pomrenze, Yon "Rabbi Lila Kagedan: A history-making title in Orthodox Judaism" CNN, 5 April 2016.
Friedman, Maharat Ruth. "When you're facing infertility, a synagogue can be the most painful place to go. Let's change that." The Washington Post, 30 March 2016.
"Rabbi Lila Kagedan, First Female Rabbi at Orthodox Shul in Melborne" The Jewish Press, 21 March 2016.
Shefa, Shira. "Misogyny, 'Alive and Well' Says Rabbinic Pioneer" Canadian Jewish News, 13 March 2016.
Kemp, Caron. "Special Report: Women in Orthodox Judaism - From Seminary to Semicha" Jewish News, 10 March 2016.
JNS. "International Women's Day: This Year's Newsworthy Jewish Women" Algemeiner, 8 March 2016.
Matlz, Judy. "Ten Ways Israeli and Jewish Women Cracked the Glass Ceiling This Past Year" Haaretz, 8 March 2016.
Brawer, Naftali. "Traveling with a Maharat" Times of Israel, 24 February 2016.
Epstein, Rabba Yaffa. "I am an Impostor" JDOV, 8 February 2016.
Epstein, Rabba Yaffa and Hammer Kossoy, Rabbi Dr. Meesh. "Did Esther and Ruth Break the Glass Ceiling? A Debate" The Torch, 1 February 2016.
“Re-imagine” batmitzvahs urges leading Orthodox female voice" Jewish News Online 14 Jan 2016.
JTA. "New Jersey Orthodox Synagogue Hires Woman Who Uses "Rabbi" Title" 12 January 2016

/ 2015 /

Shafner, Rabbi Hyim. "Adam One as a Paradigm for Communal Spiritual Leadership" Morthodoxy, 30 Nov 2015.
Kagedan, R' Lila. "Why Orthodox Judaism Needs Female Rabbis" Canadian Jewish News, 25 Nov 2015.
Regenstreif, Michael. "R' Lila Kagedan breaks new ground as clergywoman committed to Orthodox Judaism" Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, 19 Nov 2015.
Fax, Gruenbaum Julie. "A view from the women's section on Orthodox spiritual leadership" Jewish Journal, 10 Nov 2015.
Bell, Matthew. "Can Orthodox Jewish women be rabbis?" PRI's The World, 9 Nov 2015.
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "Pioneer Rabba Sara Hurwitz: Orthodox Women Rabbis Are Here to Stay" Haaretz, 8 Nov 2015.
Palmer, M.S. "Women as Rabbis: It's Time" Times of Israel, 8 Nov 2015.
Bialik, Mayim. "Let Orthodox Jewish Women Be Called 'Rabbi'" GrokNation, 6 Nov 2015.
Novak, Marianne. "Facts on the Ground for One Maharat Student" Times of Israel, 6 Nov 2015.
Borschel-Dan, Amanda. "How do you Solve a Problem Like a Maharat" Times of Israel, 5 Nov 2015.
Eisner, Jane. "Why All Jews Should Speak Out About Orthodox Ban on Women Rabbis" Forward, 5 Nov 2015.
Feldman, Noah. "One Step Backwards for Women in Judaism" Bloomberg View, 5 Nov 2015.
Gross, Miriam. "Thanks to the RCA, We Now Have Female Clergy" The Times of Israel, 5 Nov 2015.
Hammer-Kossoy, Rabbi Dr. Meesh. "Why Orthodox Judaism Needs Women Rabbis" Haaretz, 5 Nov 2015.
Sharon, Jeremy. "RCA Resolution on female ordination 'political and unfortunate,' says Riskin" The Jerusalem Post, 5 Nov 2015.
Scholten-Gutierrez, Melissa. "My Maharat Life" Redefining Rebbetzin, 5 Nov 2015.
Bickel, Rana. "Do You Want Me to Leave Orthodoxy? An Open Letter to the RCA" Sisterhood Blog, Forward, 4 Nov 2015.
Futterman, Ellen. "The Maharat and the Pope" St. Louis Jewish Light, 4 Nov 2015.
Dreyfus, Hannah. "In Israel Women Get Smicha, Prompting RCA to Reaffirm Its Ban" The Jewish Week, 3 Nov 2015.
Kanefsky, Rabbi Yosef. "We Have Arrived: Orthodox Spiritual Leadership is Gender-Blind" Morethodoxy, 3 Nov 2015.
Kolakowski, Joseph. "I'm an Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi and I Support Women's Ordination" Sisterhood Blog, Forward, 3 Nov 2015.
Landau, Rabba Dr. Melanie. "Female Clergy Are Key to 'Sacred Continuity" Sisterhood Blog, Forward, 3 Nov 2015.
Weiss, Rabbi Avi. "Women Can Be Rabbis, In Keeping With Tradition" The Jewish Week, 3 Nov 2015.
Angel, Rabbi Marc. "Women as Orthodox Religious Jewish Leaders" Ideas and Ideals, 1 Nov 2015.
Rocker, Simon. “Could this woman lead a revolution in British Jewry?” The Jewish Chronicle Online, 29 Oct 2015.
“JCRC names new executive director” St. Louis Jewish Light, 22 Oct 2015.
Solomon, Carol Wolf. "Are baby boomers feeling overlooked by congregations?" St. Louis Jewish Light, 21 Oct 2015.
Scholten-Gutierrez, Melissa. "The Weight and Warmth of Torah" Redefining Rebbetzin, 7 October 2015.
Altmann, Esther. “Eating Disorders: A Jewish Perspective and Response” Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue, 1 Oct 2015.
Dreyfus, Hannah. Riverdale Synagogue Appoints Second Woman Rabba" The Jewish Week, 30 September 2015.
Shaw-Frank, Laura. “Overcoming Obstacles to Recite Mourner’s Kaddish with Dignity” The Torch, 21 Sept 2015.
Rocker, Simon. "US Shul Gives Scholar Post to Woman" Jewish Chronicle, 17 September 2015.
Picker Neiss, Maharat Rori. "Why I was arrested in St. Louis" Sisterhood Blog, Forward, 19 August 2015.
"New Israel Dialogue Aims to Engage Jewish Young Adults" St. Louis Jewish Light, 6 August 2015.
Sifrin, Geoff. "Feminists Don't Burn Bras, But Demand Torah" South African Jewish Report, 5 August 2015.
Baugher, David. "Community Reflect a Year after Ferguson Shooting" St. Louis Jewish Light, 5 August 2015.
Landau, Rabba Dr. Melanie. "Into the Heart of the Fire" Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, 27 July 2015.
Landau, Rabba Dr. Melanie. "For Tisha B’Av, A Feminist Reading of Lamentations" My Jewish Learning, 23 July 2015.
Landau, Rabba Dr. Melanie. "Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av and My Journey" Sisterhood Blog, Forward, 21 July 2015.
Jaffe, Bracha. "When Leaders Need Chaplains" The Torch, 20 July 2015.
"Feminist Trail Blazer" South African Jewish Report, 17 July 2015.
Tali Farkash. "Women of the Revolution" Ynet, 15 June 2015.
Fields, Alec. "Women Should Be ‘Spiritual Leaders’ But Title Matters, Says Rabbi Shlomo Riskin" The Boiling Point, 4 June 2015
Heilman, Uri. "New cohort of clergy tests Orthodox readiness for women rabbis" JTA, 12 May 2015.
Kustanowitz, Esther D. "A Giant Step Forward for Orthodox Women in Clergy" Jewish Journal, 6 May 2015.
Bialik, Mayim. "Welcoming LA's First Female Clergy Member" Kveller, 6 May 2015.
Kustanowitz, Esther D. "Morateinu Alissa Thomas-Newborn joins the clergy" Jewish Journal, 6 May 2015.
Sharbat, Dr. Anat. "Using the mikvah for conversion in front of men? We have found another halakhic solution" NRG 5 May 2015.
"Titles are Important, and Women Deserve Them" The Boiling Point, 1 May 2015.
Rothman, Noah. "Evolution of a Title Ensnares Potential New Faculty Hire" The Boiling Point, 27 April 2015.
Chryss, Jenny. "Sharia Law in Britain" BBC Radio, April 16 2015. Featuring Dina Brawer discussing Agunot at minute 19:30.
Kohl Finegold, Maharat Rachel. "Perspectives: Celebrating an individual bat mitzvah" Canadian Jewish News, 15 April 2015.
Thomas, Alice. "What?! You Mean Women Can Actually Learn Talmud?" The Torch, 15 April 2015.
"24 Jews Who Are Changing the World" Canadian Jewish News, 1 April 2015.
Thomas-Newborn, Alissa. "A Mishkan for All: A Communal Approach to Mental Illness" Jewish Journal, 26 March 2015.
Weisberg, Talia. "Sara Hurwitz: The First Orthodox Jewish Rabba" Ms. Blog, 19 March 2015.
Borschel-Dan, Amanda. "Struggle and success, in the words of pioneering Jewish female clergy" Times of Israel, 8 March 2015.
Borschel-Dan, Amanda. "Orthodox Feminists Say They Don't Want a Revolution" Times of Israel, 8 March 2015.
Rothman, Noah "In a first for Los Angeles, B’nai David adds a clergy intern who is female" 11 February 2015.
Rothman, Noah. "Compromise on Female Clergy Saved Community-Wide ‘Day of Learning’ Last Fall" 11 February 2015.
Sharbat, Dr. Anat. "Jennie Rosenfeld's appointment is wonderful news" Canadian Jewish News, 26 January 2015.
Baugher David. "Event spotlights challenges, joys of Jewish women in the clergy" St. Louis Jewish Light, 21 January 2015.
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. Reflections from the Solidarity Mission to Paris" 15 January 2015.
Brawer, Dina. "Pause for Thought segments on BBC Radio" BBC Radio January 2015.

/ 2014 /

Picker Neiss, Maharat Rori. "From the Depths I Call to You" Jewschool, 10 December 2014.
Zakheim, Barbara. "The Benefits of a Maharat" Washington Jewish Week, 20 November 2014.
Rubin, Debra. "Women Honor Orthodoxy's First 'Rabba'" New Jersey Jewish News, 3, November 2014.
Picker Neiss, Maharat Rori. "Pregnancy and the New Year" Morethodoxy, 7, October 2014.
Wall, Alix. "Orthodox Shul in Berkeley Hires Female Clergy Member", 2 October 2014.
Kohl Finegold, Maharat Rachel. "Pregnant and Nursing Women Fasting on Yom Kippur – Reflections" Morethodoxy 30, September 2014.
Sichel, Jared. "Orthodox Shul Takes First Step to Hiring Female Clergy" 11 September 2014.
"Jewish Chronicle Power 100" 28, August 2014.
Scholten-Gutierrez, Melissa. "Self-Selecting, Self-Defining Judaism" 20, August 2014.
Reimer, Gail. "Connecting Across the Divide" Jewish Women's Archive Blog 29, July 2014.
Kohl Finegold, Maharat Rachel. "Why Don't Women Sing in Shul" Morethodoxy 18, July 2014.
Picker Neiss, Maharat Rori. "No More Whispers" My Jewish Learning 7 July 2014.
Maharat Ruth Friedman. "Women, Faith and Community" 30, June 2014.
Wittenberg, Ed. "First female ‘rabba’ leaves mark during area visits." Cleveland Jewish News 22, May 2014.
Walter, Ruby. "Then and Now: The Activism of Rabbi Avi Weiss." Long Island Jewish World 2-8, May 2014.
Kohl Finegold, Maharat Rachel. "Impact of the Shoah Revisted after Family Discovery." The Canadian Jewish News 24, April 2014.
Torossian, Ronn. "Rabbi Avi Weiss: My Hero." Jerusalem Post 31, March 2014.
Sharbat, Dr. Anat. "Prime-Time Drama." My Jewish Learning 26, March 2014.
Weiss, Rabbi Avi. "In The Legacy Of The Rav, Allowing Rabbis To Decide." The Jewish Week 11, March 2014.
Sheir, Rebecca. "Orthodox Jewish Woman Takes The Pulpit In D.C." WAMU 88.5 7, March 2014.
Alcaraz-Robinson, Stéphanie. "Making history at Shaar Hashomayim." Westmount Examiner 6, March 2014.
Samuel, Sigal. "Feminism In Faith: Sara Hurwitz’s Road To Becoming The First Publicly Ordained Orthodox Jewish Rabba" BuzzFeed 6, March 2014.
Arnold, Janice. "Female Clergy Tries to Bring Female Voice to Spirituality." The Canadian Jewish News 24, February 2014.
Sharon, Jeremy. "In u-turn, Chief Rabbinate accepts credentials of Rabbi Avi Weiss." The Jerusalem Post 15, January 2014.
"Chief Rabbinate Says Rabbi Avi Weiss' Word is Good on Jewishness." JTA 15, January 2014.
Klagsbrun, Francine. “A Year of Advances for Orthodox Feminists.” The Jewish Week 14, January 2014.

/ 2013 /

Sarna, Jonathan and Gil Student. “Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’ an Oxymoron?” The Jewish Daily Forward 30, December 2013.
Bronis, Leenor. “The Orthodox Madame Rabbi.” The Daily Beast 24, December 2013.
“A Fine Balance” The Jewish Daily Forward 11, December 2013.
Caron, Laila. “Orthodox Women Rabbis? Maybe.” The Brooklyn Rail 3, October 2013.
Zehavi, Ben. “Ordained Orthodox Woman Brings Vitality To DC Pulpit.” The Times of Israel 13, September 2013.
Torossian, Ronn. “Treating Orthodox Jewish Women As Equals.” The Algemeiner 9, August 2013.
Fischer, Elli. “Advancing New Reasons To Ordain Orthodox Women.” The Jewish Week30, July 2013.
Freedman, Samuel G. “A Jewish Pathbreaker Inspired By Her Countryman Mandela.”The New York Times 26, July 2013.
Friedman, Maharat Ruth. “How I Became A Maharat.” The Jewish Standard 18, July 2013.
Ginsburg, Rabbi Bruce. “Halachic Template For Women’s Ordination Isn’t New.” The Jewish Week 16, July 2013.
Gavrilov, Tamara. “Women Are Fighting For An Orthodox Jewish Revolution- In Manhattan And Beyond.” Haaretz 12, July 2013.
Riskin, Rabbi Shlomo. “Women Entering The Great Halachic Conversation.” The Jerusalem Post 10, July 2013.
Fruchter, Dasi. “Can We Speak For Ourselves?” The Lilith Blog 9, July 2013.
Kohl Finegold, Rachel. “Forging A New Path?” The Jerusalem Post 6, July 2013.
Boorstein, Michelle. “In A First, A Female Spiritual Advisor Joins An Orthodox Synagogue In D.C.” The Washington Post 4, July 2013.
bat Pessi, Talia. “But Why Do They Have To Be Rabbis?” Jewish Women’s Archive, Jewesses With Attitude 30, June 2013.
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. “Ordaining Women In The Jewish Community.” The Jerusalem Post30, June 2013.
Chasan, Aliza. “Yeshivat Maharat Ordains Orthodox Female Clergy.” The Jewish Link 27, June 2013.
Boxerman, Hannah.“Orthodox Shul Embraces New Role Of Women In Congregational Leadership.” St. Louis Jewish Light 26, June 2013.
Reimer-Torn, Susan. “Misogyny And What It Takes To Move On.” Jewish Currents 25, June 2013.
Potasnik, Rabbi Joseph and Deacon Kevin McCormack. Interview. Religion On The Line. 77 WABC Radio, New York. 23, June 2013.
Stone, Amy. “Orthodox Women Rabbis By Any Other Name.” The Lilith Blog 21, June 2013.
Koch Ellenson, Rabbi Jacqueline. “Our Sisters, May We Become Thousands Of Myriads: The First Ordination Of Yeshivat Maharat.” CCAR RAV Blog 20, June 2013.
Jimenez, Angela. “Leading the Way.” Photographs. The New York Times 20, June 2013.
Cohen, Anne. “Orthodox Schism Over Role Of Women Widens After Graduation Of Maharats.” The Jewish Daily Forward 20, June 2013.
Reimer-Torn, Susan. “Maharats March Into Jewish World.” The Jewish Week 19, June 2013.
Marcus, Lilit. “History, Yes. Respect, Well…” The Jewish Week 19, June 2013.
Cohen, Anne. “Maharats Win Support of Jewish Women.” The Jewish Daily Forward 19, June 2013.
Klein, Zvika. “.שמחה רבה: הכירו את ה’רבות’ האורתודוקסיות הראשונות” Ma’ariv 18, June 2013.
Harris, Ben. “For Graduates Of Avi Weiss’ Academy, Ordination Comes With Controversy.” JTA 18, June 2013.
Alperin, Michele. “Orthodox Jewish Women Ordained As First Class Of A ‘Different Kind Of Leader’.” JNS 18, June 2013.
Weiss, Rabbi Avi. “Mesorah and Making Room: A Journey To Women’s Spiritual Leadership.” The Times of Israel 17, June 2013.
Harris, Ben. “What Does An Orthodox Woman’s Ordination Certificate Look Like?” JTA17, June, 2013.
Schaechter, Rukhl. “Orthodox Women Ordained As Spiritual Leaders.” The Yiddish Daily Forward 17, June 2013.
Oster, Marcy. “N.Y’s Yeshivat Maharat Graduates Its First Class Of Female Religious Leaders.” JTA 17, June 2013.
Breger, Sarah. “Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rori Picker Neiss.” Moment Magazine17, June 2013.
Leib Smokler, Erin. “A Historic Graduation Ceremony For Orthodox Women.” The Daily Beast 17, June 2013.
Cohen, Anne. “As First Maharats Graduate, Roles for Orthodox Women Take Leap Forward.” The Jewish Daily Forward 16, June 2013.
Martin, Michel. “Orthodox Jews Gear Up For First Women Leaders.” Interview, Faith Matters NPR 14, June 2013.
Ben-Gedalyahu, Tzvi. “Yeshivat Maharat to Ordain Women Rabbis on Sunday.” The Jewish Press 13, June 2013.
“The Maharat Movement.” The Jewish Daily Forward 13, June 2013.
Ungar-Sargon, Batya. “Orthodox Yeshiva Set To Ordain Three Women. Just Don’t Call Them ‘Rabbi’.” Tablet Magazine 10, June 2013.
Holzel, David. “Orthodox Shul Opens Doors to Female Spiritual Leader.” Washington Jewish Week 29, May 2013.
Stern, Zelda R. and Maryles Sztokman, Elana. “Orthodox Women Reach Another Milestone.” The Jewish Week 28, May 2013.
Carmona, Sergio. “First Female Orthodox Rabbi Visits South Florida.” Florida Jewish Journal 28, May 2013.
Breger, Sarah. “Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rachel Kohl Finegold.” Moment Magazine 22, May 2013.
Breger, Sarah. “Meet the Maharats: Questions for Ruth Friedman.” Moment Magazine 21, May 2013.
Ferst, Devra. “Q&A with Maharat Ruth Friedman.” The Jewish Daily Forward 19, May 2013.
Dickter, Adam. “Maharat Hired At DC Shul, With Help From JOFA Leader.” The Jewish Week 17 May, 2013.
Goldberg, Elisheva. “Why It’s Wrong to Reject Women Rabbis.” The Daily Beast 8 May, 2013.
Brachear, Manya A. “Chicagoan’s Jewish Faith Helps Her Blaze New Spiritual Trail.” Chicago Tribune 27 April, 2013.
Lieber, Chavie. “A Groundbreaking Study Center Prepares Orthodox Women Rabbis, Kind Of.” The Times of Israel 23 April, 2013.
Ghert-Zand, Renee. “Trailblazing Woman Joins Orthodox Montreal Shul.” The Jewish Daily Forward 12 April, 2013.
Arnold, Janice. “Modern Orthodox Shul Hires First Female Clergy.” The Canadian Jewish News 12 April, 2013.
Dubofsky, Chanel. “Inside Sex Education for Orthodox Couples.” The Jewish Daily Forward 6 March, 2013.
Shafner, Rabbi Hyim. “Maharat: A New Model of Leadership.” Morethodoxy 1 March, 2013.
Fruchter, Dasi. “Rabbis in Red Lipstick.” Lilith Blog 20 February, 2013.
Chernikoff, Helen. “A More Welcoming Shul.” The Jewish Week 13 February, 2013.
Cohen, Anne. “What Happens When Jewish Law Hampers the Disabled?” The Jewish Daily Forward 1 February, 2013.
Sztokman, Elana. “The Rabba Revolution Continues.” The Jewish Daily Forward 31 January, 2013.

/ 2012 /

Baugher, David. “School Breaking New Ground For Women in Orthodox Community.” St. Louis Jewish Light 14 November, 2012.
Brown, Elicia. “Winds Of Change.” The Jewish Week 6 November, 2012.
Fineblum Raub, Deborah. “Rabba Hurwitz Goes Live.” Jewish Women’s Archive: Jewesses With Attitude 4 September, 2012.
Hurwitz, Sara. “Breaking Free of Self-Imposed Cages.” The Huffington Post 19 August, 2012.
Bergner, Natalie. “Interview with Ruth Friedman.” Ma’ayan 6 August, 2012.
“In the Beginning.” The Jewish Exponent 13 June, 2012.
Guttman, Nathan. “Pension Plan Extends Coverage to More Rabbis.” The Jewish Daily Forward 5 June, 2012.
Chernikoff, Helen. “Niddah Beyond the Kallah Class.” The Jewish Week 22 May, 2012.
Lipman, Steven. “36 Under 36: Erin Leib Smokler, Bringing a Unique Dimension to Spiritual Leaders’ Training.” The Jewish Week 22 May, 2012.
Garbi, Jill. “Pioneering Women Gather for Historic Forum.” New Jersey Jewish News 21 May, 2012.
Pogrebin, Abigail. “America’s Top 50 Rabbis for 2012.” The Daily Beast 2 April, 2012.
Mindell, Cindy. “Creative Thinking: The Orthodox Bat Mitzvah.” The Jewish Ledger, CT Edition 15 March 2012.
Ginsberg, Johanna. “We Want to Place These Women in Synagogues.” New Jersey Jewish News 24 February 2012.
Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. “From Behind the Veil of Tzniyut.” Jewish Journal 7 February 2012.
Stern, David Yehuda. “Orthodoxy: the Other Side of the Mechitza.” The Cartoon Kippah 22 January 2012.
Siegel, Masada. “CSI Lecture Series Takes on Different Perspectives.” January 2012.

/ 2011 /

Mindell, Cindy. “Rori Picker Neiss: Orthodox Shul Welcomes Female Intern.” The Jewish Ledger, CT Edition 23 October 2011.
“Women’s Philanthropy Sponsors Program on the Evolving Role of Women Rabbis.” The Jewish Ledger, Western MA Edition 19 August 2011.
Perper, Emily. “Abrahamic Women Share Stories of Faith and Courage on Panel.” The Chautauquan Daily 31 July 2011.
“50 Most Influential Rabbis.” Newsweek 16 April 2011.
Naftolin, Karynne. “The Rabba Effect?” Red Thread Magazine, Detroit April 2011.
Rabbi Kraft, Frances. “Ordaining Women not Radical.” The Canadian Jewish News 23 March 2011.
Schischa, Rebecca. “Rabba, Therapist Team Up to Fight Eating Disorders.” The Jewish Daily Forward 9 March 2011.
“Woman Orthodox ‘Rabbi’ Sara Hurwitz.” Shalom TV 8 March 2011.
Tanenbaum, Leora. “The Challenge of Women Leadership in Orthodox Jewish Communities.” Huffington Post 26 February 2011.
Rubin, Debra. “At RU, Unorthodox Orthodox Rabbi Touts Pluralism.” New Jersey Jewish News 23 February 2011.

/ 2010 /

Rosenblatt, Gary. “Seven Who made a Difference in 2010.” The Jewish Week 28 December 2010.
Breger, Sarah. “Do 1 Rabba, 2 Rabbis and 1 Yeshiva= a New Denomination?”Moment November/December 2010.
“Meet the Rabba…” Chicago Jewish News 15 October 2010.
Wingens, Andrew. “Weiss Discusses Orthodoxy.” The Justice 12 October 2010.
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum. “‘Every Title’ is on the Table as Advisors at Women’s Yeshiva Consider Degrees.” The Jewish Daily Forward 8 October 2010.
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum. “Rabbi Sperber on Why He Supports Orthodox Women’s Ordination.” The Jewish Daily Forward 2 September 2010.
Lipman, Steve. “The ‘Journeymama’ Leading Kabbalat Shabbat.” The Jewish Week 3 August 2010.
Larson, Hilary. “Diversity on the Hudson.” The Jewish Week 3 August 2010.
Snyder, Tamar. “Yeshivat Maharat Gets ‘Seal of Approval’.” The Jewish Week 13 July 2010.
Pogrebin, Abigail. “The Rabbi and the Rabba.” New York Magazine 11 July 2010.
“The 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America.” Newsweek 28 June 2010.
Birkner, Gabrielle. “The Salon Celebrates Five Episodes; Sara Hurwitz Is on the Panel.” The Jewish Daily Forward 12 May 2010.
Nathan-Kazis, Josh. “Female Rabbis Banned with Loophole.” The Jewish Daily Forward 28 April 2010.
“Women Rabbis? Teens Weigh In.” The Jewish Week 27 April 2010.
“In Series of Talks, BOO and Hillel to Reconsider the Religious Role of Orthodox Women.” Brandeis Now 27 April 2010.
Goldstein, Evan. “Not Everybody is Ready for an Orthodox Rabba.” The Wall Street Journal 20 April 2010.
Ner-David, Rabbi Haviva. “Why We Need Rabba, Not Maharat, Sara Hurwitz.” ZEEK 7 April 2010.
Brown, Elicia. “Interview: Sara Hurwitz, Orthodox Rabbi.” The Jewish Chronicle 1 April 2010.
Snyder, Tamar. “Beyond the Rabba-Rousing.” The Jewish Week 24 March 2010.
Brauner, Lori Silberman. “Orthodox Feminists See Giant Leap in Leadership.” New Jersey Jewish News 17 March 2010.
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum. “The First Rabba is Given a Standing Ovation at Jewish Feminist Conference.” The Jewish Daily Forward 17 March 2010.
Cimino, Richard. “Judaism: Orthodox Jewish Women as Rabbis? It’s All in the Name.” Religioscope 13 March 2010.
M, Steven. “‘Rabba’ Sara Hurwitz Rocks the Orthodox.” Heeb Magazine 10 March 2010.
Nathan-Kazis, Josh. “In Dispute Over Using ‘Rabba’ Supporters Find Optimism.” The Jewish Daily Forward 10 March 2010.
Ner-David, Haviva. “Orthodox Women Rabbis; It’s About Time.” The Jerusalem Post 10 March 2010.
Shaviv, Miriam. “The Future Looks Bright for Orthodox Women Rabbis.” The Jewish Chronicle 9 March 2010.
Ginsberg, Johanna. “In Deed and Now in Name, an Orthodox Trailblazer.” New Jersey Jewish News 17 February 2010.
Fertig, Mayer. “Frum and Female, but a Rabbi?” The Jewish Star 3 February 2010.
Weiner, Julie. “Todah ‘Rabba’?” The Jewish Week 28 January 2010.

/ 2009 /

Brown, Elicia. “In a Rabbinic Class by Themselves” The Jewish Week 8 October 2009.
Schacter, Naomi. “The Changing Status of Orthodox Jewish Women.” Ideals 1 October 2009.
Sztokman, Elana. “Orthodoxy’s Troubling Double Standards for Women.” The Jewish Daily Forward 22 September 2009.
Stoner, Margaret. “Judaism Gets in Touch with it’s Feminine Side.” The Jerusalem Post25 June 2009.
Weiss, Anthony. “An Orthodox Woman Rabbi by Any Other Name.” Haaretz 24 May 2009.
Weiss, Anthony. “Orthodox Women to be Trained as Clergy If Not Yet Rabbis.” The Jewish Daily Forward 20 May 2009.
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum. “Where Serious Torah Study for Women is a Top Priority.” The Jewish Daily Forward 15 May 2009.
Sherman, Randi. “36 Under 36 2009: Maharat Sara Hurwitz, 32.” The Jewish Week 24 April 2009.
“Progress, but Not Equality.” The Jewish Daily Forward 8 April 2009.
Eisner, Jane. “Forward 50, 2009.” The Jewish Daily Forward