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"We may not appoint a woman as king. When describing the monarchy, the Torah employs the male form of the word king and not the female. This principle also applies to all other positions of authority within Israel. Only men should be appointed to fill them."<ref>Rambam, Yad Hachazakah, Hilchos Melachim 1:5.</ref>
"We may not appoint a woman as king. When describing the monarchy, the Torah employs the male form of the word king and not the female. This principle also applies to all other positions of authority within Israel. Only men should be appointed to fill them."<ref>Rambam, Yad Hachazakah, Hilchos Melachim 1:5.</ref>


=== Radvaz ===
=== Devorah's leadership and Serara ===
The Radvaz clarifies the Rambam's ruling that the role of Devora the prophetess as leader did not violate Serara
The Radvaz clarifies the Rambam's ruling that the role of Devora the prophetess as leader did not violate Serara
as Devorah was a teacher of Torah not a political leader or that Devorah's leadership was sanctioned by Hashem through Nevuah.<ref>Radvaz, Hilchos Melachim 1:5.</ref>
as Devorah was a teacher of Torah not a political leader or that Devorah's leadership was sanctioned by Hashem through Nevuah.<ref>Radvaz, Hilchos Melachim 1:5.</ref>
The Ritva presents a different approach concerning Devorah, and states that Devorah was only informally treated as a leader, or that the Nation of Israel chose Devorah as a leader despite there being no Halachik basis for Devorah's leadership.<ref>Chidushei Ritva, Shavuos 30a.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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