Land of Confusion – A Response to R. Broyde on Women Leading Kabbalat Shabbat
August 26, 2010 Jewish Culture, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava
Since The Jewish Week reported that the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale had held a special minyan featuring a woman leading Kabbalat Shabbat, the Modern Orthodox Jewish establishment has been apoplectic with yet another example of R. Avi Weiss pushing the envelope of women’s roles in Judaism. Cutting through most of the distracting rhetoric is R. Michael J. Broyde who posts his thoughts on Hirhurim Torah Musings.