1) Since when does the Jewish religion allow a woman
to be ordained as a rabbi? Is that in accordance
with the Jewish scripture?

"An unborn child has the status of 'potential human
life' until the majority of the body has emerged
from the mother. Potential human life is valuable,
and may not be terminated casually, but it does not
have as much value as a life in existence."

On April 19, 2004, JTA News posted an article
by Matthew E. Berger titled: "Broad Range of
Jewish Groups Drawn to March for Women's Rights."

http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?strwebhead=Jews+join+abortion+rights+ma
rch&intcategoryid=5
___________________________________________________________________________
Excerpts:

"This weekend's march on Washington for reproductive
rights, an election-year exercise in mass message-
sending, has a substantial Jewish component.
[...]

"Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained
as a rabbi in the United States, said she is
traveling to the rally because she wants to
preserve women's rights and the rights of Jews
to practice their religion.

"'Judaism says very specifically that a fetus is
not a person until birth and until it survives 30
days," said Priesand, who is traveling with a
contingent from her synagogue, Monmouth Reform
Temple, in Tinton Falls, N.J.

"'Any legislation that says otherwise restricts
my rights and the rights of any Jewish woman to
follow their religion."
[...]
___________________________________________________________________________

Papa Jack asks:
Two questions:

1) Since when does the Jewish religion allow a woman
to be ordained as a rabbi? Is that in accordance
with the Jewish scripture?

2) Rabbi Priesand claims Judaism says very specifically
a fetus is not a "person" until birth and until
it survives 30 days. Does that mean the parents are
allowed to kill the newborn infant in the first 30
days?

One source I found, Judism 101, stated:

"An unborn child has the status of 'potential human
life' until the majority of the body has emerged
from the mother. Potential human life is valuable,
and may not be terminated casually, but it does not
have as much value as a life in existence."

http://www.jewfaq.org/sex.htm#Abortion

Just curious.

On April 19, 2004, JTA News posted an article
by Matthew E. Berger titled: "Broad Range of
Jewish Groups Drawn to March for Women's Rights."

http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?strwebhead=Jews+join+abortion+rights+march&intcategoryid=5
___________________________________________________________________________
Excerpts:

"This weekend's march on Washington for reproductive
rights, an election-year exercise in mass message-
sending, has a substantial Jewish component.
[...]

"Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained
as a rabbi in the United States, said she is
traveling to the rally because she wants to
preserve women's rights and the rights of Jews
to practice their religion.

"'Judaism says very specifically that a fetus is
not a person until birth and until it survives 30
days," said Priesand, who is traveling with a
contingent from her synagogue, Monmouth Reform
Temple, in Tinton Falls, N.J.

"'Any legislation that says otherwise restricts
my rights and the rights of any Jewish woman to
follow their religion."
[...]
___________________________________________________________________________

Papa Jack asks:
Two questions:

1) Since when does the Jewish religion allow a woman
to be ordained as a rabbi? Is that in accordance
with the Jewish scripture?

2) Rabbi Priesand claims Judaism says very specifically
a fetus is not a "person" until birth and until
it survives 30 days. Does that mean the parents are
allowed to kill the newborn infant in the first 30
days?

One source I found, Judism 101, stated:

"An unborn child has the status of 'potential human
life' until the majority of the body has emerged
from the mother. Potential human life is valuable,
and may not be terminated casually, but it does not
have as much value as a life in existence."

http://www.jewfaq.org/sex.htm#Abortion

Just curious.

http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?strwebhead=Jews+join+abortion+rights+march&intcategoryid=5
___________________________________________________________________________
"Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained
as a rabbi in the United States, said she is
traveling to the rally because she wants to
preserve women's rights and the rights of Jews
to practice their religion.

"'Judaism says very specifically that a fetus is
not a person until birth and until it survives 30
days," said Priesand, who is traveling with a
contingent from her synagogue, Monmouth Reform
Temple, in Tinton Falls, N.J.

"'Any legislation that says otherwise restricts
my rights and the rights of any Jewish woman to
follow their religion."
___________________________________________________________________________

Two questions:

1) Since when does the Jewish religion allow a woman
to be ordained as a rabbi? Is that in accordance
with the Jewish scripture?

2) Rabbi Priesand claims Judaism says very specifically
a fetus is not a "person" until birth and until
it survives 30 days. Does that mean the parents are
allowed to kill the newborn infant in the first 30
days?