# Semicha for Women? | Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?

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Podcast: [Halacha Headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-5308101)
Published: 2026-02-12T14:13:15+00:00
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## Resource

Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah? Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push?

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