Sara Hurwitz

Not to be confused with Sara Horowitz.

Rabba Sara Hurwitz
Position	Rabba
Synagogue	Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Position	Dean
Yeshiva	Yeshivat Maharat
Personal details
Born	Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Denomination	Orthodox
Spouse	Josh Abraham[1]
Children	Yonah, Zacaharya and David[1]
Semicha	Rabbi Avi Weiss

Sara Hurwitz is a Modern Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader who received ordination from Rabbi Avi Weiss. She is the "Rabba" at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in Riverdale, New York^[2] and the dean of Yeshivat Maharat in Riverdale, New York.^[3]

Hurwitz was born in South Africa.^[4] She graduated from Barnard College and is the curricular researcher and writer for JOFA's Gender and Orthodoxy Curriculum Project.^[5]

Title

In June 2009, Weiss ordained Sara Hurwitz with the title "Maharat" (an acronym of manhiga hilkhatit rukhanit Toranit^[6]) rather than "Rabbi".^[4][7] In February 2010, Weiss announced that he was changing Maharat to a more familiar-sounding title "Rabba".^[8] The goal of this shift was to clarify Hurwitz's position as a full member of the HIR rabbinic staff. The change was criticised by both Agudath Yisrael and the Rabbinical Council of America. Weiss announced amidst criticism that the term "Rabba" would not be used anymore for his future students. Hurwitz will continue to use the title Rabba and is considered by some to be the first Orthodox woman ordained in the United States.^[9]

See also

Avi Weiss

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Sara's Story - Yeshivat Maharat". Yeshivat Maharat website. http://yeshivatmaharat.org/saras-story. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
2. ^ "Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Contact Page". http://www.hir.org/contact.html. Retrieved 13 Dec 2010. 
3. ^ "About Us - Yeshivat Maharat". http://yeshivatmaharat.org/about-us. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Eisner, Jane (2009-11-14). "Forward 50, 2009". The Forward. http://www.forward.com/forward-50-2009/. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
5. ^ "Speaker's Bureau - Sara Hurwitz". JOFA. http://www.jofa.org/pages/speaker.php?sid=44. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
6. ^ "home - Yeshivat Maharat". http://yeshivatmaharat.org/. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
7. ^ http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c52_a16167/Editorial__Opinion/Gary_Rosenblatt.html
8. ^ ""Rabba" Sara Hurwitz Rocks the Orthodox". Heeb Magazine. March 10, 2010. http://www.heebmagazine.com/rabba-sara-hurwitz-rocks-the-orthodox/. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
9. ^ Harris, Ben (March 9, 2010). "Amid Furor, Weiss Backs Away from 'Rabba' Title for Women". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/03/09/1011006/weiss-backs-away-from-rabba-title-for-women. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 

Further reading

• Barenblat, Rachel (March 10, 2010). "Sara Hurwitz’s 'Rabba' Title Sparks Orthodox Jewish Condemnation". Religion Dispatches. http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/2340/sara_hurwitz’s_‘rabba’_title_sparks_orthodox_jewish_condemnation. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Brown, Elicia; Rosenblatt, Gary (March 16, 2010). "'Rabba' Hurwitz Mulling Retracting New Title". The Jewish Week. http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c40_a18165/News/Israel.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
• Cohen, Debra Nussbaum (March 3, 2010). "Woman 'Rabba' Roils Orthodox World". The Forward. http://www.forward.com/articles/126454/. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Cohen, Debra Nussbaum (March 17, 2010). "The First 'Rabba' Is Given a Standing Ovation at Jewish Feminist Conference". The Forward. http://www.forward.com/articles/126680/. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Dresner, Stacey (March 4, 2010). "First Orthodox Woman Rabbi is ordained in NY". Jewish Ledger. http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/news04.txt. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Harris, Ben (March 3, 2009). "Orthodox Female Rabbi? False Alarm". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/03/03/1003407/orthodox-woman-rabbi-false-alarm. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Harris, Ben (May 26, 2009). "Orthodox Program Aims to Give Women Rabbinic Training". The Jewish Tribune. http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/200905261691/Orthodox-program-aims-to-give-women-rabbinic-training.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Harris, Ben (March 15, 2010). "Rabba Sara Speaks". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/03/15/1011127/rabba-sara-speaks. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Mark, Jonathan (February 23, 2010). "Rabbis Set To Rumble Over Rabba?". The Jewish Week. http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c41_a18006/News/Short_Takes.html. Retrieved March 22, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
• Orbach, Michael (March 5, 2010). "RCA, Rabbi Weiss Agree: Todah, No Rabba". The Jewish Star. http://thejewishstar.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/past-the-edge-of-orthodoxy/. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• Pastor, Kate (November 5, 2009). "Women in Judaism: Jewish Women Come to the Fore in Riverdale". Riverdale Press. http://riverdalepress.com/full.php?sid=10452&current_edition=2009-11-05. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
• "Yeshiva to Train Women to 'Function as Rabbis'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 21, 2009. http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/05/21/1005336/avi-weiss-launches-yeshiva-to-train-orthodox-women-to-function-as-rabbis. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 

External links

• "Rabba Sara Hurwitz addresses the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance conference in New York City" (Video). Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 14, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtRZ6Dmr35c. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 

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