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Rabbi Net is not meant for everybody. The following people or groups of people will want to locate other groups that will be closer to their own needs:
Women deserve a special category of their own - and that is precisely what we have done.
Women members in the Rabbi group are a potentially controversial issue - but also of the utmost importance.
Women have a very honored and revered position in Jewish tradition. So much so that they are given more respect in many cases than men.
Women are not men�s equals. Women are different.
As such, we will respect the traditional view of women and women�s role on our Rabbi group.
We welcome the opinion of the Rabbi�s wife � the Rabbanit or the Rebbetzin � in our discussions. The Rabbi�s wife has an important position in the community and as a community leader her voice is very important.
However, the trend in some circles to appoint women rabbis as leaders of the community is not acceptable on Rabbi Net. Women rabbis will not be asked to join.
These issues regarding the appointment of a woman rabbi are discussed in The Other Shul. In other words, it is an important enough topic to merit its own discussion group, a separate forum.
In addition, we have set up two separate discussion forums just for women. The more strictly moderated group is Eshet Chayil, and the women's group that also covers other topics is Tisha Kabin.
Regarding issues that relate to the home, the Jewish Homes group may be of interest.
Thus, women may join the Rabbi group, but not as rabbis.
In addition, our Leining group has discussed and will continue to discuss issues regarding women reading the Torah � but only within a situation of other women because of the halachic custom relating to kvod tzibur, respect for the congregation.
We thus have a number of women�s groups. We have many mixed groups including Rabbi and only one group, Chiddush, devoted exclusively to men.
Does that mean that we are being unfair or biased or prejudiced regarding women?
You bet we are.
That�s why we have more groups for women than for men.
Yes, men and women are different. We respect and accept this fact and we give women the credit and respect that they deserve.
However, we should be respectful to the men as well, shouldn't we?
So, what will we discuss in Rabbi Net? It may seem like all of the important topics have been referred to other groups.
Hardly. The listing of topics to be discussed on RabbiNet is quite large Do review the list, and we hope you will participate in our discussions.
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