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

Would anyone object if instead of giving a woman semicha they gave her a certificate which says “(insert name) has demonstrated a proficient understanding of the laws of (insert category e.g. shabbos, niddah etc.)”? If yes then why? I don’t see how the conservative/reform argument could apply in such a situation. If they wouldn’t object then great. Now this may not have any relevance to people/institutions that specifically want to get women into equivalent positions as those of men, but for an individual woman this should be a fine arrangement.