Explore the Jewish legal sources of A Daughter's Recitation of Mourner's Kaddish with JLI Education Director Sara Wolkenfeld.

Sunday, February 19

5:30-7:00pm  

Princeton University   

The Center for Jewish Life

70 Washington Rd
Princeton, NJ 

Chinese food dinner will be served for those who rsvp to  wsara@princeton.edu.

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Explore the Jewish legal sources with author and scholar Rahel Berkovits

Great Neck, NY  

Monday, September 12

8:00pm

At the Home of Joan Katz   

RSVP to  joan.katz@gmail.com or 516-482-7781

Stamford, CT 

Thursday, September 15  

7:45pm  

At the Home of Ronnie and Steven Sichel  (19 Vincent Court)

Edison, NJ 

Shabbat, September 17

5:00pm  

At the Home of Roselyn Bell  

(134 Highland Avenue - off Leslie Street)

Please RSVP, if possible to roselynbe@aol.com     

Teaneck, NJ    

Sunday, September 18

7:30pm 

The Davar Institute, co-sponsor  

(1500 Sussex Road)

Reservations requested, but not required. jofa@jofa.org   

Washington, DC 

Monday, September 19

7:30pm

Ohev Sholom- The National Synagogue, co-sponsor  

(1600 Jonquil Street, NW))

Contact information: 202 882 7225; cvaloris@gmail.com 

Baltimore, MD 

Tuesday, September 20

7:30pm

Netivot Shalom, co-sponsor 

(7602 Labrynth Rd, Pikesville)

For more information, call 410-598-5506  

Philadelphia, PA 

Wednesday, September 21

8:30pm

At the Home of Suri and Eitan Halpern (29 Radcliff Road, Bala Cynwyd)  

Please RSVP, if possible to carolyn.hochstadter@gmail.com      

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Explore the Sources

Reciting mourner's kaddish for a parent stands at the heart of the Jewish bereavement experience. While traditionally this public recitation has been seen as a son's responsibility, a daughter reciting kaddish is not a modern concept. The halakhic literature addresses questions such as: May a daughter recite mourner's kaddish? May she recite kaddish alone or must it be in conjunction with a man? Should her kaddish be said aloud or quietly? 

Rahel Berkovits lectures in Mishnah, Talmud and halakhah at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. She has published entries in the CD-ROM, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia and lectures widely in both Israel and the United States on topics concerning women and Jewish law.