Jofa Articles
Thank You For Your Patience!
As you may have noticed, we’re in the process of redesigning our website, to make it easier to find the events and resources you’re looking for!We appreciate you bearing with …
Ta'amim
Shavuot
Shavuot
May 25-27
Around the World
If you’re organizing a women’s Megillat Ruth reading or learning opportunity for Shavuot, we’d love to hear about it and spread the word! Please simply reply to this email, or drop us a …
Devorah Scholars Applications Due Nov 17 Deadline
JOFA’s Devorah Scholars Program provides funding for Orthodox synagogues in North America to hire their first paid full-time or part-time Orthodox women in spiritual leadership roles. This is the first …
Why this Passover is like no other
By Daphne Lazar Price, April 9, 2023 Jews must be able to live free of fear, including in Israel, where rockets from Lebanon are antisemitic violence, plain and simple. Read …
Jofa Makes the “10 to Watch,” by The Slingshot Fund
•The Slingshot Fund has released its 2022 “10 to Watch,” a list of 10 relatively new Jewish nonprofits responding to the current concerns of American Jews in original ways.• This …
What does Halakhah say about abortion?
The discussion of abortion in halakhah begins with the life of the mother. Pikuaḥ nefesh, the obligation to preserve life — in this case, the life of the mother — trumps every other …
The politics of abortion
The typical pro-choice and anti-abortion positions in debate in American society today do not line up well with halakhic views on abortion. Halakhah never frames the issues in terms of individual choice, …
