in the news:

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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.

/ 2020 / 

• Kohane, Rabbanit Michal. "עמידת ראש על קו התפר" Zeurfim, 29 December, 2020

• Scholten-Gutierrez, Rabba Melissa. "A Chanukah Message from Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez" Atlanta Jewish Times, 9 December, 2020

• Kaltmann, Nomi. "Orthodox Women’s Groups Adapt to Pandemic Restrictions—and Thrive" Tablet Magazine, 18 November, 2020

• Novak, Rabbi Marianne. "The Danger of Memory" The Times of Israel, 19 October, 2020

• Sarna, Rabbanit Leah. "What the curse of Eve teaches us about post-partum motherhood" The Forward, 16 October, 2020

• Feldman, Ari et al. "‘Power of prayer:’ Rabbis reflect on Amy Coney Barrett’s statement of faith" The Forward, 14 October, 2020

• eJewish Philanthropy. "One Year After Halle Attack,Young Jewish Berliners Gather to Show Resilience and Hope" EJewishPhilanthropy, 14 October, 2020

• "2020 Ushpizot" JOFA, Fall, 2020

• Novak, Rabbi Marianne. "Learning the Book of Job in a Pandemic" The Times of Israel, 26 September, 2020

• Medel, Shana. "Hillel Welcomed Me with Open Arms" Hillel International, 17 September, 2020

• Brawer, Rabba Dina. "Look at this Rosh Hashanah as a bespoke experience" The Forward, 17 September, 2020

• Harris, Ben. "‘I miss you. And I love you’: What American rabbis are thinking as the Jewish new year dawns during the pandemic" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 14 September, 2020

• Novak, Rabbi Marianne. "The Shining Face of the Kohen Gadol and Personal Forgiveness" The New York Jewish Week, 14 September, 2020

• Epstein, Rabba Yaffa. "What We Can be Certain of Even in Uncertain Times: Using the New Year to Find our Inner Voice" Mayberg Foundation Blog, 03 September, 2020

• Hanau, Shira. "With synagogues off-limits for the High Holidays, attention is turning to Jewish practice at home" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 14 August, 2020

• Connelly, Irene. "No streaming, no singing: here’s how High Holidays will work in Modern Orthodox synagogues" The Forward, 7 August, 2020

• Koenig, Leah. "How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Shabbat Dinner" Tablet Magazine, 5 August, 2020

• Rubin, Gabriel T.. "Face Masks and a Mohel: Parents Figure Out How to Host a Bris During Coronavirus" The Wall Street Journal, 23 July, 2020

• Kaufman, Jane. "Rabbanit Haas goes where few women have dared to go" Cleveland Jewish News, 9 July 2020

• Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "Investing in Torah and Loyalty: The Future of Jewish Communal Professionals" EJewishPhilanthropy, 8 July 2020

• Altmann, Jennifer. "Alumna Is Princeton’s First To Be Ordained As Orthodox Rabbi" Princeton Alumni Weekly, 24 June 2020

• Zaklikowski, Dovid. "As Zoom Fatigue Sets In, Religious Leaders and Congregants Look to Post-COVID Prayer" EJewishPhilanthropy, 23 June 2020

• Steinberg, Kayla. "Alana Suskin’s New Hat" Washington Jewish Week, 10 June 2020

• Forward Staff. "‘It’s on Us.’ Jewish Clergy Weigh in on the Role of Jews in the Aftermath of George Floyd" The Forward, 5 June 2020

• Dolsten, Josefin. "‘We Have to be There’: 5 Jews on Taking Part in the George Floyd Protests" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 5 June 2020

• Friedman, Maharat Ruth. "Do Not Stand Idly by the Blood of Your Neighbor" The New York Jewish Week, June 3 2020

• Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. "#Enough" The New York Jewish Week, 3 June 2020

• Silver, Stephen. "How Philadelphia’s Creative Jews are Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 3 June 2020

• Narunsky, Gareth. "Mazal Tov Rabbanit Levitan!" The Australian Jewish News, 21 May, 2020

• J-Wire Newsdesk. "Meet Sydney’s First Woman to Become an Orthodox Rabbi" J-Wire, 20 May, 2020

• Forward Staff. "Will Jewish Denominations Survive the Pandemic? 30 Rabbis Weigh In" The Forward, 19 May 2020

• Bernstein, Jesse. "A Daf a Day, in Quarantine" Jewish Exponent, 8 May, 2020

• Scholten-Gutierrez, Rabba Melissa. "Framing Our Communal Grief" EJewishPhilanthropy, 7 May, 2020

• Kohl Finegold, Rabba Rachel. "It’s okay — Anne Frank had 'first world problems' too" Scribe, the Forward’s Contributor Network, 21 April, 2020

• Ginsberg, Johanna R.. "Hospital Chaplains Play Pivotal Role During Crisis" New Jersey Jewish News, 14 April, 2020

• Rea, Brian. "Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Dumbest Fight I’ve Ever Been In’" The New York Times, 7 April, 2020

• Abraham, Rabba Dr. Carmella. "Rethinking Mikvah Attendance in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic" The New York Jewish Week, 31 March, 2020

• Oakes, Anna. "Amid growth in leadership, one-fifth of U.S. clergy are female" Watauga Democrat, 1 March, 2020

• Rivas Pacheco, Guillermo. "Elle Sera Bientôt la Première Femme Rabbin de la Communauté Juive Orthodoxe Française" ChEEk Magazine, 29 January, 2020

/ 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

• Kohl Finegold, Rabba Rachel. "The Rabbinic Intrapreneur" EJewish Philanthropy, 4 December 2019

• Lewis, Barbara. "Jenna Englender’s Joys of Judaism" The Jewish News, 28 November 2019

• Weissman, Cyd. "Collaboration Across Difference: An Innovation Power Tool" EJewish Philanthropy, 25 November 2019

• Wall, Alix. "Long-awaited Boichik Bagels to open Friday in Berkeley, will be kosher" The Jewish News of Northern California, 25 November 2019

• Blady, Rabbi Rebecca. "From Brooklyn To Berlin, Undeterred By Fear" The New York Jewish Week, 16 October 2019

• Rocker, Simon. "Second Orthodox woman rabbi takes teaching role in London" The Jewish Chronicle, 8 October 2019

• Amsellem, Rabbi Wendy 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

• Oppenheim, Oren. "South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it" The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 August 2019

• Bochner, Rea. "CBTBI Rabbi Schoenfeld celebrates as her sister also becomes a rabbi." Jewish Community Voice. 8 August 2019.

• Goloskov, Shani. "A Uniquely Jewish Family" Baltimore Jewish Time, 12 July 2019

• Kohl Finegold, Rabba Rachel. "I Am An Orthodox Clergywoman, And I Am Changing My Title" The Forward, 27 June 2019

• The Jewish Federation "Jay’s 4 Questions A Conversation with Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn" The Jewish Federation of Greater LA 19 June 2019

• Sarna, Rabbanit Leah. "My Chicago Synagogue Was Firebombed—But We’re Not Leaving" The Atlantic 20 May 2019

• Lubitz, Rachel. "Meet The Orthodox Jewish Millennials Who Wear Wigs On Their Own Terms" Refinery 29, 17 May 2019

• Freidson, Yael. "הרבניות עותרות לבג"ץ: תנו לנו להיבחן לרבנות" Ynet, 16 April 2019

• Lipman, Steve. "Westchester Rabbi Holds Interfaith Service For Trebek" The Jewish Week, 19 March 2019

• Wall, Alix. "Free kosher certifying group launches in East Bay" The Jewish News of Northern California, 5 March 2019

• Ezra, Guy. "שתי רבניות סרוגות יוסמכו למורות הלכה" Srugim, 2 March 2019

• Schischa, Rebecca. "Meet the Rabbas" The Jewish Chronicle, 21 February 2019

• Zighelboim, Selah Maya. "Rabbanit to Launch South Philadelphia Shtiebel" Jewish Exponent, 7 February 2019

• Czarkowska, Natalia. "ADAR ALEPH 5779 - BASE BERLIN – Rebecca Blady, Germany" Yesod Europe, February 2019

• Boorstein, Michelle. "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, Rabbi 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.

• 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 / 

• Seltzer, Sarah. "14 Jewish Women To Watch in 2014" The Jewish Daily Forward, 31 December, 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