Open Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish religious movement with increased emphasis on intellectual openness and a more expansive role for women. The term was coined in 1997 by Avi Weiss,[1] who views halakha (Jewish law) as permitting more flexibility than the normal practices of Orthodox Judaism.
Weiss opened Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (a rabbinical school for men) in 1999 and later also Maharat for training women clergy.[2] In 2007, Weiss co-founded the International Rabbinic Fellowship for Open Orthodox rabbis, and in 2015 he and Asher Lopatin, YCT's president, resigned from the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA).[3] The movement's ordination of women is a source of friction within Orthodox Judaism.[4]
- ^ Weiss, Avi (Fall 1997). "Open Orthodoxy! A Modern Orthodox Rabbi's Creed" (PDF). Judaism. 46 (4). American Jewish Congress: 409–421. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ I. Schwartz (July 8, 2015). "The Birth of a New Denomination, and Secession at the RCA". Yated_Ne'eman (United States).
- ^ David Berger (July 9, 2015). "The Rabbinical Council of America and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah: A Response to Rabbis Avi Weiss and Asher Lopatin". The Jewish Link (NJ).
- ^ "Rabbi Avi Weiss Announces His Retirement". Yeshivaworld. October 19, 2015.
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