Prayer before reading of Torah by Rabbi Jamie Korngold

[mosdefjb]

Each movement, except the Orthodox, has come to accept the right of women to become rabbis after long periods of reflection and debate regarding their own religious philosophies. It is time to grow up, wake up and realize that women rabbis are just as equally qualified as us male rabbis. Ken yehi ratzon.

[mosdefjb]

The first female rabbi ever to be ordained was Regina Jonas of East Berlin. On December 25, 1935, Rabbi Dr. Max Dienemann ordained Jonas to serve as a rabbi in Jewish communities in Germany. In the United States, the Reform movement ordained its first female rabbi in 1972, the Reconstructionist movement in 1974, and the Conservative movement in 1985. The Orthodox movement has yet to officially accept women in its rabbinate, although a few Orthodox women have been ordained in some seminaries.

[cockneydoll]

Unless you plan on changing Judaism. which you can't , we don't have female rabbis. It is quite pathetic.

Even the tune for the brucha is not correct

[jred7]

@cockneydoll it sounds just like the way my congregation says it, and I live on the other side of the country. And which Judaism are you talking about. Their isn't just one, and i'm not just talking about the branches of the Orthodox that have developed over the past 200 years.

[rehovbograshov]

Thanks Rabbi. I have been asked a few times to come and say this at my shul in London, I put your singing on my ipod :0 so i'll give it a go!

[customerparadigm]

We're so glad. And congratulations on your nephew's bar mitzvah!

[circe1cat]

Rabbi,

Thank you so much for posting this. I didn't know how to chant before and now I am so excited to say the prayer at my nephew's bar mitzvah in three days... Much, much appreciated!

[customerparadigm]

We're so glad that you found this helpful!

[mishmont]

Thank you! Practicing for grandsons' B'nei Mitzva.

Just the tone I want--the joy and the realness of community.