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Jofa, NCJW, Israel Women’s Network, and 140+ Women’s Organizations Call for Urgent Action – Response to October 13 UN Women Statement

Blog, Events, Front Page Feature /

This is a response to the statement issued by UN WOMEN on 13 October, which completely ignores the horrific situation of more than 220 innocent hostages, women, men and children, from the age of 9 months to 85 years old as well as the brutal attack and atrocities led by Hamas against Israeli citizens, including

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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
“Food for Thought:
A Learning & Tasting Event
Exploring Talmudic Heroines”
Stamford, Connecticut
*POSTPONED/TO BE RESCHEDULED*

Events /

Jofa is pleased to offer another event in its “Food for Thought” series –in Stamford, Connecticut, on Sunday evening, October 15! RSVP NOW TO JOIN US! Join us to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. Learn about women in the Talmud with Daphne Lazar Price, Executive Director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Register and bring

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
“Food for Thought:
A Learning & Tasting Event
Exploring Talmudic Heroines”
Stamford, Connecticut
*POSTPONED/TO BE RESCHEDULED* Read More »

Hilkhot Nashim: Havdalah Community Learning in Philadelphia
*POSTPONED/TO BE RESCHEDULED*

Events /

We’re thrilled to announce the first event in our local Hilkhot Nashim Community Learning series! Join Jofa in Philadelphia on Tuesday, October 17, at 7PM, for in-depth learning and discussion in Hilkhot Nashim — Volume II, led by Ruthie Braffman Shulman, Community Scholar and Yoetzet Halacha, on the topic of women reciting havdalah. RSVP HERE

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As we Turn Toward Elul,
Let’s Find Our Strengths
by Evonne Marzouk

Holidays /

This coming week is the reading of Parshat Shoftim, the first parsha of the month of Elul. It is a month, of course, associated with teshuva (return) in preparation for the upcoming holidays. So it seems fitting that the parsha begins: “Judges and officers shall you appoint for yourselves in all your cities…” (Deut. 16:18) Read

As we Turn Toward Elul,
Let’s Find Our Strengths
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The Agunah Crisis and the Courts:
New Attempt to Solve an Old Problem
By Anna Urowitz-Freudenstein

Jewish Divorce & Agunot /

The complicated details of Jewish divorce are based on only two verses in the Torah (Deut. 24:1-2 – They are in this week’s Torah reading, Parashat Ki Teitzei). Clearly the legal, economic, familial and psychological aspects of divorce are more complicated than the information written in two verses. This is evident to those of us

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New Attempt to Solve an Old Problem
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