Reply To: Why Can't Women Get Modern Smicha and Become Rabbis?

frumnotyeshivish,

There is third option (or alternatively an option with nuance). There might be a general mission of women, with exceptions.

Non-Jews have a general purpose in this world, but if an individual non-Jew is sufficiently motivated he deviate from that general purpose and become a Jew.

Non-Kohanim could choose to be ochel chulin al taharas hakodesh. According to the Rambam, non-Leviim can choose to act as Leviim and be entitled to community support.

In other words individuals can choose to be exceptions. A sufficiently motivated woman can become learned enough to pasken and even master kol hatorah kula.