Article Authors

Noa Jeselsohn is a graduate of the Drisha Scholars Circle. She teaches Talmud and Halakha at the Pelech School and Halakha at Midreshet Lindenbaum, both in Jerusalem, Israel.

Rahel Berkovits teaches advanced Judaic studies at Evelina De Rothschild Middle School and at Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. She is also a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. For the complete text of this article, email Rahel@shi.org.il.

Mark Baker is editor of Generation Journal and lectures in modern Jewish history at the University of Melbourne. 

Joshua Cypess is a rabbinic assistant at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and teaches Bible at the Drisha Institute and at Stern College for Women. He is a graduate of Princeton University in anthropology and is completing his ordination at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Mia Diamond Padwa holds an A.B. from Harvard University and an M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary. She is a 1999 graduate of the Drisha Scholars Circle and will be teaching a course there based on this article. She spends the rest of her time caring for her two young children.

Esther D. Kustanowitz is the editor of the JOFA Journal and a published book author.

Abbie Gottesman has studied at Pardes and at Nish’mat in Israel, and is currently a member of the Board of Pardes and of JOFA.

Rabbi Saul J. Berman is the Director of Edah, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Stern College and Adjunct Professor teaching Jewish Law at Columbia University School of Law.

Abbie Greenberg studied at Pardes and Nishmat in Jerusalem, and is currently a member of the boards of Pardes and JOFA.

Dr. Tova Hartman Halbertal is a lecturer at Hebrew University, focusing on various aspects of gender and Jewish education. She has a master’s degree in Jewish philosophy from Hebrew University and a doctorate in human development and psychology from Harvard University.