# 2/14/26 – Shiur 548 – Semicha for Women?

From **Halacha Headlines** by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.

- **Published:** Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:12:33 -0500
- **Duration:** 1:37:07
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<p>Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?
Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah?
Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push?</p>
<p>Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q &amp; A on the Job</p>
<p>with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 11:17
with Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, Esq. – kashrus professional and Chairman of the Rabbinic Circle at Coalition for Jewish Values – 39:53
with Rebbitzen Miriam Kosman – lecturer for Nefesh Yehudi, Author of "Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism" – 54:33
with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – lecturer and teacher, author of “Abled: Living with a Disability, a Torah View” – 1:16:24</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusions and takeaways – 1:29:55</p>


<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href='https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cbkfuvsej228vf4i/shiur_548_Semicha-Women.pdf'>מראי מקומות </a></p>
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