Open Orthodoxy
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Open Orthodoxy
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Open Orthodox Judaism is a controversial Jewish religious movement with reduced emphasis on following halacha, increased emphasis on intellectual openness, and a more expansive role for women. The term was coined in 1997 by Avi Weiss, who views halacha as permitting more flexibility than the normal practices of Orthodox Judaism. Weiss opened Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 1999 and later also Maharat for training women clergy. In 2007, Weiss co-founded the International Rabbinic Fellowship for Open O
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Form of Judaism that emphasizes intellectual openness and a more expansive role for women
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Orthodoxy
date created:
2006-11-12T22:06:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T11:33:56Z
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