Mimi Feigelsohn

Mimi Feigelson is a controversial figure in Orthodox Judaism.[1] Although born in America, she moved to Israel at age eight and began studying with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach at age fifteen.[2] She was granted Orthodox Jewish religious ordination (smicha), normally reserved for men, by him in 1994.[1][3][4] This was revealed in 2000 in an article by the New York Jewish Week. [5] She is currently a lecturer in the rabbinic school at American Jewish University in Los Angeles, and the students’ mashpiah ruchanit, or spiritual guide.[5] She goes by the title "Reb" rather than "Rabbi."[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Outed as a rabbi, Orthodox woman to speak here". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orthodox Women Rabbis". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Different Standard: Mimi Feigelson faces obstacles as an Orthodox female with smicha". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scholar in Residence - Reb Mimi (Miriam Sara) Feigelson". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "A Woman With the Title 'Reb'". The Jewish Daily Forward. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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