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Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess
(RNS) — On Thursday (May 2), the Orthodox Patriarchate ... in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of years of efforts to revive the female diaconate in the Church.
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First female graduate of Orthodox seminary hired by synagogue
Lila Kagedan, who was ordained this summer by the Open Orthodox seminary, declined to identify the American congregation who hired her. (JTA) — The first graduate of Yeshivat Maharat to take ...