MigdalOr (Hebrew for "Lighthouse") was an Orthodox Jewish partnership minyan located in Washington Heights, Manhattan. ." According to its web site, MigdalOr was conceived as an alternative for "creat a warm, participatory environment dedicated to enhancing kavanah...while working within the context of Halakha."
On the one occasion when Migdal Or met for a morning service including Torah reading, namely Purim (March 21, 2008), they had a man do the reading. (The leaders of MigdalOr had had some discussion about this before Purim, but ultimately decided that this was the best solution, at least for the time being.) However, women did read part of the Megilla of Esther on Purim 2008. Additionally, Migdal Or had a reading of the Megilla of Ruth on Shavuot 2008, from a kosher scroll; this reading was performed entirely by a woman.
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