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UK's first Orthodox woman rabbi pledges to be role model to women and girls
Rabba Dina Brawer graduates from yeshivah set up to train more Orthodox women leaders
June 22, 2018 08:26
Rabba Dina Brawer graduates from yeshivah set up to train more Orthodox women leaders
June 22, 2018 08:26The first British Orthodox woman to be ordained as a rabbi has said she wants to be a role model for women and girls who want to be more involved in religious life.
Dina Brawer, who has chosen the title "Rabba", received her qualification in a ceremony at Yeshivat Maharat in New York this week after four years of study.
She said: “In becoming the first female Orthodox rabbi in the UK, I want to be a role model for girls and women on how to become more deeply involved in Jewish ritual, prayer and study of sacred text.”
Rabba Brawer, who is also the founder of the UK branch of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance and a former scholar in residence at Hampstead Synagogue, added: “Every field that has welcomed women's contribution has benefitted as a result. It is imperative that Orthodox Judaism seizes the opportunity to be likewise enriched.”
