R’ Lieberman makes an assumption in metzius there that the title Rav implies a fitness to judge. I can’t say I’ve read, or have any interest in reading his proofs for this, or in debating Conservative movement hashkafa on this site, but R’ Weiss certainly disagrees about that metzius and certainly (and reasonably) sees nothing wrong with arguing about it. It’s just objectively true that the person working as the assistant to the Rabbi of a Modern Orthodox shul, whatever their gender or title, has significantly less authority than basically anyone who’s ever held the title Rabbi in any community ever. I still disagree with R’ Weiss, but at least it’s worth trying to understand what he’s saying.
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