Rabba, Maharat, Rabbanit, Rebbetzin: Women with Leadership Authority According to Halachah

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