Orthodox Female Rabbi?

Sara Hurwitz is a young woman who is a religious mentor in the Orthodox community. She teaches and learns like a rabbi but does not have the job title of a rabbi. She currently holds the title of “madricha ruchanit,” or spiritual mentor at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York City. Hurwitz probably will not fight for her title because of tradition. It is not traditional in the Orthodox community for a woman to hold the title as a rabbi. I am curious to know why there is no title for a woman who is just as qualified as a man being a rabbi. Why can’t both men and women be called rabbis? There still seems to be many differences in men and women in the Orthodox world due to the fact that Hurwitz does not receive the same accreditation as any other man would. “Whatever she ends up being called, Hurwitz says she hopes her title will come to reflect a role as a spiritual leader indistinguishable from that of men… Hurwitz’s conferral comes as women continue to make important inroads in Jewish leadership positions, both in Orthodoxy and the more liberal denominations” (JTA.org). These controversial matters differ within the Reform and Conservative communities than they do in Orthodox community. Hurwitz would most likely get the accreditation that she deserves in the Reform and Conservative movements. Had Hurwitz met the criteria, which she most certainly displays she has, there would be no argument about her title.