, ▁we ▁face ▁a ▁crisis ▁of ▁such ▁proportion ▁that ▁we ▁dare ▁not , ▁in ▁good ▁conscience , ▁stand ▁between ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁two ▁Jews ▁whose ▁union ▁as ▁forb idden ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁his ▁being ▁a ▁K ohen ▁and ▁she ▁a ▁divor ce e . ▁Our ▁stead fast ▁ref us al ▁to ▁solemn ize ▁their ▁marriage , ▁or ▁even ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁only ▁after ▁seeking ▁to ▁dis su ade ▁them , ▁may ▁well ▁lead ▁the ▁couple ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁either ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁ceremony ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁without ▁full ▁ch upp ah ▁and ▁k idd ush in . ▁... " ▁ ▁The ▁C J LS ▁effectively ▁passed ▁a ▁tak kan ah ▁r uling ▁that ▁women ▁may ▁be ▁counted ▁as ▁witness es ▁in ▁all ▁areas ▁of ▁Jewish ▁law . ▁The ▁C J LS ▁does ▁not ▁view ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁Tor ah ▁law , ▁but ▁rather ▁as ▁a ▁lif ting ▁of ▁a ▁rabb in ical ▁prohib ition ▁that ▁was ▁root ed ▁in ▁social ▁dynamics . ▁See ▁My ron ▁S . ▁G eller , ▁" W oman ▁is ▁El ig ible ▁to ▁Test ify "; ▁Susan ▁G ross man , ▁" Ed ut ▁Nash im ▁k ' Ed ut ▁An ash im : ▁The ▁Test im ony ▁of ▁Women ▁is ▁as ▁the ▁Test im ony ▁of ▁Men " ▁and ▁Joseph ▁H . ▁Pr ou ser , ▁" On ▁Women ▁Ser ving ▁as ▁Wit ness es – A ▁D issent ". ▁ ▁The ▁C J LS ▁passed ▁a ▁tak kan ah ▁which ▁allowed