 In 2018 Dina Brawer, born in Italy but living in Britain, was ordained by Yeshivat Maharat and thus became Britain's first female Orthodox rabbi; she chose the title Rabba.Many traditional rabbis within Orthodox Judaism opposed Weiss' new approach with Orthodox opposition to Weiss' views, community and institutions (both YCT and Yeshivat Maharat) growing over time.Open Orthodoxy and its proponents have met with harsh criticism and disapproval from within Orthodoxy.