'Judaism gets in touch with its feminine side' | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post: "The recent ordination of Alyssa Stanton as the first black female rabbi was indicative of the growing number and diversity of female rabbis worldwide................The number of women and men entering the reform seminaries in the United States is now equal, but in past years there have been slightly more female students, Kelman said.
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The Orthodox world maintains limits on the leadership roles that women can hold. According to Halacha, a woman cannot perform ceremonial duties such as marriage, divorce, or conversion. She is also not counted as part of a minyan. ...Nevertheless, programs designed to train Orthodox women to essentially be 'rabbis without the title' are increasing. Rabbi Avi Weiss announced in May that Yeshivat Maharat would train women to be spiritual leaders for the Orthodox community, essentially performing the same tasks as a rabbi. .........
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