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Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

which implies that a woman is allowed to have a position of srarah.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

It's just a ger that's not allowed a position of srarah.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

Rav Moshe says that l'chor rashi in Kiddushin, and the ran in Kiddushin, also disagree with the Rambam's opinion, because they say that the isser of a ger being in a position of srarah is based on the terminology som tasim, whereas a woman, the exclusion of woman, is based on the word melech, melech velo malka,

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

And Ramosha writes the Ramban and the Rashba probably also disagree with the Ramban on this issue.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

Because the Ramban and the Rashba don't deal with the issue of Devorah being a judge.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

They just don't think it's an issue.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So if you're not going to think it's an issue, obviously it's because you think that there's no problem of an issue of Shorah.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

Otherwise you've got to come up with some other terrence.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

Ritva and Shavuot seems to agree with the Ramban.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So Rav Moshe writes that we should follow the sheet of the Rambam, and therefore a woman should not be in a position of Srarah, because after all, this issue is a Daraisa issue, it's not a Drabanan issue.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So the question is, what does the Torah allow, what does the Torah not allow?

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So since Rav Moshe says, we should say, is a shul president in the position of Srarah?

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

Or a yes?

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

According to Ramosha's definition, it is a position of sorority.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

The shul president has to make sure the rabbi is doing his job and the shul board members.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

They make sure that everyone who works for the shul is doing what they're supposed to be doing.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

And even though the rabbi technically is the ultimate halakhic authority in the shul and he's viewed as the figurehead of the shul, but there are people who work beneath him that actually oversee him.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So it's like the mashkiach in a certain way.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

So Rav Moshe thinks that a woman should not be appointed on the board of a shul.

Ten Minute Halacha
A Woman Becoming a Shul President

There are postcum that allow women to serve on the board of a shul, but not as president, because they hold that president is a position of srarot, just based on it being the highest office.