"We were the trailblazers." Several other synagogues wrote to Rabbi Chiel inquiring about her program to teach women Torah reading and synagogue skills. "And he referred them to me. And I told them what we were doing. I gave them all the details. Some of them implemented the program. Women's League became very interested in it. They have issued a program of their own." "How can we say to the girls, 'You can go just this far and no more.' What makes a girl different? If she wants to learn, let her learn! If she wants to be a rabbi,let her!"

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