The case that I’m making from R’ Moshe has nothing to do with feminism. There is a difference between having semicha and being a Rabbi. R’ Riskin ordained women but he didn’t make them Rabbis; he just gave them a heter hora’ah. I haven’t heard of backlash coming anywhere near what R’ Weiss got. Because it seems that R’ Weiss is pushing for equality whereas R’ Riskin is pushing to certify learned women to answer halachic questions. I am talking about a R’ Riskin style semicha not a R’ Weiss style semicha. I’m not here to push feminist equality (maybe some other time I will). I am pointing out that I don’t see any halachic objections to certifying women as knowledgeable in halacha. Then I brought in R’ Moshe to show that there would be an important benefit for women to ask their questions to women as opposed to men.
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