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Emergency Motion Forces Rabbinate to Test Women After Deadline

4/28/2026

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ITIM’s emergency motion forced the Chief Rabbinate to end a delay and give exam sheets to three female candidates after a 3 p.m. Court deadline.
The women sat for the exam in Jerusalem at a separate Religious Services Ministry venue, which the Rabbinate said was to avoid disturbances, while men began earlier.
ITIM director Rabbi Seth Farber called the episode a moral failure and warned it could trigger a contempt-of-court motion.

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ITIM’s emergency motion forced the Chief Rabbinate to end a delay and give exam sheets to three female candidates after a 3 p.m. Court deadline.
The women sat for the exam in Jerusalem at a separate Religious Services Ministry venue, which the Rabbinate said was to avoid disturbances, while men began earlier.
ITIM director Rabbi Seth Farber called the episode a moral failure and warned it could trigger a contempt-of-court motion.