Can a Jewish woman be a Rabbi?

Answer 1

-- The modern Reform and Reconstructionist Jewish movements ordain female rabbis.

-- The Conservative Jewish movement began to ordain women within the past 20 years.

-- Orthodox Judaism has never ordained women.

Answer 2

Yes. All branches of Judaism ordain women as rabbis, including the Orthodox, however in the Orthodox branch, it's quite rare, and female Orthodox rabbis cannot do all of the things male Orthodox rabbis can do.

Answer 3

Yes. All branches of Judaism ordain women as rabbis, including the Orthodox, however in the Orthodox branch, it's extremely rare (only a few women in the world), and female Orthodox rabbis cannot do all of the things male Orthodox rabbis can do.

Women have been able to be ordained as Rabbis since:

1973 - Reform

1983 - Conservative

1968 - Reconstructionist

2000 - Orthodox*

*Eveline Goodman-Thau was ordained as an Orthodox Rabbi in October 2000

Here is a timeline of Women Rabbis, including Orthodox Women Rabbis.

Answer 4

There are female rabbis amongst all denominations of Judaism. However, not all denominations allow females as pulpit rabbis, primarily Orthodox Judaism.

Answer 5

Yes, however, Orthodox Judaism does not allow women to become pulpit rabbis.

Answer 6

Women can become rabbis. The one restriction is in Orthodox Judaism where women can't become pulpit rabbis.

Answer 7

Yes, but Orthodox Judaism does not allow pulpit rabbis.

Answer 8

The Reform branch of Judaism has female rabbis. There has been an upsurge in female cantors in Conservative and Reform Judaism, but only the Reform ordains female rabbis.

Answer 9

Yes, all branches of Judaism have female rabbis, though they are much more common in the liberal branches. In the Reform movement, there are more female rabbis than male rabbis.

Answer 10

Only in Orthodox Judaism.