For the first time in history, women have been permitted to take the written exam to become Chief Rabbinate of Israel Certified Mashgichos Kashrus. Nine women reported to take the written exam.
Officials in the Chief Rabbinate’s testing unit state that in its 40-year history, women have never taken this exam before.
The testing unit certifies city rabbis, neighborhood rabbonim, dayanim, shochtim, and mashgichim.
While this represents a breakthrough for the women, becoming certified is one thing and finding employment is entirely another matter.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photos: Chief Rabbinate spokesman)
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i think they will fail – or utterly reject employment – when they have to confront the disgusting men that work in these food establishments
granted they may have more yiras shomayim then men, and granted they are much more meticulous then men when it comes to zehirus & nekius, but in the above-mentioned category, they won’t last
Kol Halo bad to these educated women who prepared with Yiras Shamayim for this bechinah. I would be happy to eat their hashgacha
Kol Hakavod
I’m sure they will do a great job. I for one would much rather have a woman mashgiach watching my food. I am also sure they will not have a problem finding employment.
#1, I hope you are wrong. Most of the women I know are much more knowledgable about kashrut than their husbands, and, barring any halachic restrictions, should do a great job supervising kashrut.
Moose613: more knowledgeable about kashrus, or kitchens? They learned Maseches Chulin? They learned Yoreh Dayah with Sha”CH and Ta”Z? How many sifrei SHu”T have they read? I am afraid you have partaken from the proverbial Kool-aid. Yes, absolutely yes, many/most have a wonderful, all-important, (perhaps equally or more important) minhag-filled mesorah, but to say they are MORE knowledgeable. That is pushing the politically-correct envelope a bit too far.
By the way, except for real, practical concerns of yichud, tzniyus, improper language, unnecessary n’giah (and perhaps much worse), etc. I don’t really have an issue of them becoming and working as mashgichot. But to say they are more knowledgeable or that they unquestionably better suited for the job. . .?
A valid yet unfair concern in Israel is that these women will take jobs away from male mashgichim.
I loved comment #1!! To #5, maybe you only read the first five words — as #1 didn’t say anything to belittle these women’s knowledge, just their willingness to put up with some of the people that work in the industry.