Rabbi Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women’s leadership in Orthodoxy, dies

Henkin and his wife, Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founded a program for women to study the laws of family purity and answer Jewish legal questions on the subject.

Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin and his wife, Chana, started a groundbreaking program for Orthodox women to answer questions of Jewish law.

Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin and his wife, Chana, started a groundbreaking program for Orthodox women to answer questions of Jewish law.

(photo credit: COURTESY OF NISHMAT)

BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

DECEMBER 25, 2020 04:15