The Kohenet Institute
The Kohenet Institute, also known as the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute, is an organization which aims to modernize the ancient roles that have traditionally been assigned to Jewish women. The institute was founded in November 2005 by Rabbi Jill Hammer and Holly Taya Shere.[1][2] The organization trains women to be Jewish spiritual leaders as well as creates a community of like-minded women.[3] The institute held its first training program on August 14–20, 2006, at the Elat Chayyim Retreat Center in Accord, New York. In July 2009, the institute ordained for the first time 11 women as kohanot (priestesses), and serve in their home communities.[1] As of early 2021 the institute has graduated almost 100 women as priestesses. Ordination requires the completion of a three-year training and program including 13 paths which explore different female archetypes.[4]
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- ^ a b "Kohenet: the Hebrew Priestess Institute, launches its first training institute in Accord, NY". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Kestenbaum, Sam (6 November 2016). "Finding God — Who's a She — at the Kohenet Institute". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rock-Singer, Cara (Fall 2020). "Milk Sisters: Forging Sisterhood At Kohenet's Hebrew Priestess Institute". Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues. 37: 87–114.
- ^ "'There's no one right way to kohenet': The Hebrew priestess movement aims to center women's voices". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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