Roles for women are growing and changing rapidly, with many serving as guides to Jewish law, professionally trained rabbis’ wives and congregational scholars

Chief rabbi's London School of Jewish Studies restores Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz to her position, Jewish News reports; she was dismissed last month for gaining title at NY yeshiva

Ephraim Mirvis reportedly tells Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz his hands are tied when firing her from 16-year position at Orthodox school, saying he must toe the Orthodox line

A grassroots movement to include female authorities in Torah classes is gaining steam, though women's historic disadvantage in the area means finding creative solutions

32 of the 33 graduates of the Orthodox Yeshivat Maharat have jobs, but though some liberal synagogues will give them pulpit positions they still can't count toward a prayer quorum

Michelle Farber has taught her all-female class a page a day for the last 7 1/2 years as part of the Daf Yomi cycle, and on Jan. 5 will host first major women's completion ceremony

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance offering grants of up to $10,000 a year to synagogues that hire women for newly created positions