Editing Women in Judaism (section)

=== Humanistic Judaism ===
[[Humanistic Judaism]] ordains both men and women as rabbis; its first rabbi was a woman, [[Tamara Kolton]], who was ordained in 1999.<ref name="shj">{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/shjbios.htm |title=Society for Humanistic Judaism – Rabbis and Leadership |publisher=Shj.org |access-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928164758/http://www.shj.org/shjbios.htm |archive-date=2013-09-28 }}</ref> Its first cantor was also a woman, [[Hazzan Deborah Davis|Deborah Davis]], ordained in 2001; Humanistic Judaism later stopped ordaining cantors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmwc.org/Women/womend.html |title=Contributions of Jewish Women to Music and Women to Jewish Music |publisher=JMWC |access-date=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512020657/http://www.jmwc.org/Women/womend.html |archive-date=2016-05-12 }}</ref> The [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]] issued a statement in 1996 stating, "We affirm that a woman has the moral right and should have the continuing legal right to decide whether or not to terminate a pregnancy in accordance with her own ethical standards. Because a decision to terminate a pregnancy carries serious, irreversible consequences, it is one to be made with great care and with keen awareness of the complex psychological, emotional, and ethical implications."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/NewsAbortionFunding.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228071242/http://www.shj.org/NewsAbortionFunding.html|archive-date=December 28, 2013|title=Society for Humanistic Judaism Condemns Attempt to Limit Abortion Using Tax Code}}</ref> In 2012, they opposed [[Conscience clause in medicine in the United States|conscience clauses]] that allowed religious-affiliated institutions to be exempt from requirements mandating the provision of reproductive healthcare services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/ConscienceClauses.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228070406/http://www.shj.org/ConscienceClauses.html|archive-date=December 28, 2013|date=February 12, 2013|title=Society for Humanistic Judaism Speaks Out Against Conscience Clauses}}</ref> In 2013 stated, "Therefore, be it resolved that: The Society for Humanistic Judaism wholeheartedly supports the observance of [[Women's Equality Day]] on August 26 to commemorate the anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowing women to vote; The Society condemns gender discrimination in all its forms, including restriction of rights, limited access to education, violence, and subjugation; and The Society commits itself to maintain vigilance and speak out in the fight to bring gender equality to our generation and to the generations that follow."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/WomensEqualityDay.html|title=Society for Humanistic Judaism Supports August 26 as Women's Equality Day and Condemns Gender Discrimination|date=August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018050824/http://www.shj.org/WomensEqualityDay.html|archive-date=October 18, 2013}}</ref>