Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter is the founder and spiritual leader of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a modern orthodox community she has nurtured since its founding in 2019 into a vibrant home for prayer, learning, and community care. Rabbanit Fruchter is especially known for her work at the intersection of women’s health and Jewish law and also in the realm of creative community-building and spiritual entrepreneurship, and is an experienced educator on topics including mikvah, fertility, and ritual life. She is also the creator and voice behind a Daf Yomi podcast.
Ordained by Yeshivat Maharat in 2016, Rabbanit Fruchter also holds an M.P.A. in Non-Profit Administration and an M.A. in Jewish Studies from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. She is a fellow in the Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Kollel for Psak, where she explores contemporary halachic questions in a rigorous, grounded learning environment. She also serves on both the Mayor’s Interfaith Roundtable and the Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia, contributing to the civic and spiritual leadership of the city.
