Wikipedia's first sentence called it “woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding taharat hamishpacha”. Today it says “advisory role within orthodox judaism in which a woman is trained and certified to counsel other women on quest”.
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Woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding Taharat hamishpacha A yoetzet halacha (Hebrew: יועצת הלכה, plural: yoatzot; lit. Advisor in Jewish law ) is a woman certified to serve as an advisor to women with questions regarding taharat hamishpacha (family purity, also referred to as niddah ).1The role is somewhat circumscribed. As titled, it is advisory: yoatzot convey information for clear-cut situations, and take the more complicated questions to a talmid chacham (Torah Scholar) equipped to discern and decide between competing halachic arguments. Candidates for yoatzot halacha are chosen for their advanced Torah scholarship, leadership capabilities and deep religious commitment. As professionals hired by synagogues, schools and communities, the yoatzot respond to Orthodox women's questions about mikveh observance and Jewish law affecting couples, families, sexual relations and women's medical issues. Nishmat is the only institution certifying women as yoatzot halacha . The program spans two years' of study - covering the traditional sources - with shiurim by Rabbi Yaacov Warhaftig of Machon Ariel in Jerusalem , and parallel Chavruta -based study. On completion, candidates must pass a four-hour exam, administered by four testing rabbis. At its founding, the program received the support of, amongst others, Rabbi Nahum Rabinovitch ; its posek is Rabbi Yehuda Henkin .2
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A yoetzet halacha (Hebrew: יועצת הלכה, plural: yoatzot) is a woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding Taharat hamishpacha . Candidates for Yoatzot Halacha are chosen for their advanced Torah scholarship, leadership capabilities and deep religious commitment. As professionals hired by synagogues, schools and communities, the Yoatzot respond to Orthodox women's questions about mikveh observance and Jewish law affecting couples, families, sexual relations and women's medical issues.
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Woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding Taharat hamishpacha A yoetzet halacha ( , plural: yoatzot; lit. Advisor in Jewish law ) is a Jewish woman certified to serve as an advisor to individuals with questions regarding Jewish practices relating to menstruation (known as taharat hamishpacha or "family purity", also referred to as the laws of niddah ).
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Woman advisor on Jewish menstruation practices A yoetzet halacha ( Hebrew : יועצת הלכה , plural: yoatzot; lit.Advisor in Jewish law ) is a controversial, recently created position, describing a Jewish woman certified to serve as an advisor to individuals with questions regarding Jewish practices relating to menstruation (known as taharat hamishpacha or "family purity", also referred to as the laws of niddah ), associated with the Open Orthodox movement.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding taharat hamishpacha”. Today it says “advisory role within orthodox judaism in which a woman is trained and certified to counsel other women on quest”. Read the current article and compare.
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woman certified to serve as an advisor for women with questions regarding taharat hamishpacha
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advisory role within orthodox judaism in which a woman is trained and certified to counsel other women on quest
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