When I posted cross-posted this on the blog at www.jewishcurrents.org, I received a dramatically different comment. We can't get much more polarized. Some women and men are taking slow, steady steps in a certain direction. As for the others... From Jewishcurrents.org: "The heartache you felt at this ceremony is no doubt shared by many feminists. Although it is laudable that a few members of the Orthodox Jewish community have supported this small step towards elevating the status of women, the reality is that religious fundamentalists demand blind adherence to dogma. And the dogma of Orthodox Judaism insists that women remain less than equal. While it is indeed a personal triumph for these three newly-minted maharat, it is nothing more than that. Fundamentalism of any stripe is a blight on humankind."
When I posted cross-posted this on the blog at www.jewishcurrents.org, I received a dramatically different comment. We can't get much more polarized. Some women and men are taking slow, steady steps in a certain direction. As for the others...
From Jewishcurrents.org: "The heartache you felt at this ceremony is no doubt shared by many feminists. Although it is laudable that a few members of the Orthodox Jewish community have supported this small step towards elevating the status of women, the reality is that religious fundamentalists demand blind adherence to dogma. And the dogma of Orthodox Judaism insists that women remain less than equal. While it is indeed a personal triumph for these three newly-minted maharat, it is nothing more than that. Fundamentalism of any stripe is a blight on humankind."