Rabba, Maharat, Rabbanit, Rebbetzin: Women with Leadership Authority
According to Halachah examines in detail the legitimacy for feminine
leadership in Jewish law. Exploring the various manifestations of female
leadership, whether as women clergy or other forms of female halachic
adjudication, Rabba, Maharat, Rabbanit, Rebbetzin responds to the
standard criticisms leveled at the recent phenomenon of female authority
within the Orthodox community. In this groundbreaking book, Rabbi
Professor Daniel Sperber argues the halachic, political, and
sociological levels of female leadership in Judaism.