“Shema Bekolah: The High Holiday Collection” — Available Now!

We’re proud to announce that Jofa’s “Shema Bekolah: The High Holiday Collection,” a compendium of divrei Torah by women for the entire high holiday season — including Selichot, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah — is now available, via Amazon! Click here to order!

We thank everyone who contributed to this beautiful collection of women’s voices. We hope that it will help you and those in your life find meaning and insight, and enhance your experience throughout the chagim ahead.

Onward to a sweet, happy, and healthy new year!

Events & Updates

Pesach Resources 5784/2024

As Pesach quickly approaches, check out our Pesach Resources, including: *our Shema Bekolah collection of divrei Torah by women about Pesach * “Let Our People

Special Candle Lighting Prayers for Israel

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Supporting Israel: Ways to Help Now

These are very scary and difficult times. Everyone in Israel is affected by the war. Israeli communities, congregations, and families have sent off numerous beloved

Purim Recap 5784/2024

By all accounts, Purim this year was an ideal time for dozens of communities around the world to offer meaningful opportunities for women to participate

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Jofa Speaks Out on U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Potentially Impacting Access to Medication Abortion

March 27, 2024 – In response to United States Supreme Court oral arguments on March 26, 2024, in a consequential case that could significantly change

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25th Anniversary Jofa Journal
and Journal Archives Available Online!

Jofa’s 25th Anniversary Journal, featuring thoughtful reflections and perspectives on Jofa’s past, present, and future, is available here. For 25 years of topical, substantive, thought-provoking

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Jofa Decries Alabama Supreme Court Ruling as an Egregious and Undeniable Violation of Religious Freedom That Places Undue Burden on Individuals Seeking IVF Treatment

February 21, 2024 – In response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s February 16, 2024 ruling declaring frozen embryos to be children, and asserting that the

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Access Jofa’s Times of Israel Blog Here

We publish a range of writers on a range of relevant, timely topics on our Times of Israel blog, which you can always access here.

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