On Friday morning, May 2 at 9:30 am, Rabbi Herzl Hefter, founder of Yeshivat Har’El will be speaking in Silver Spring, MD (Kemp Mill) on the topic of: Is there a conflict between morality and halakha? Please RSVP here to receive location. Is there a conflict between morality and halakha? Modern Orthodox Jews are facing unprecedented challenges today
On Friday-Shabbat, May 2-3, Parshat Tazria-Metzora, Dr. Aliza Lavie will serve as the Jofa Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence, RI. Topics include: Sacred Voices: Women’s Prayer and Public Space after 10/7, Iconic Jewish Women from Queen Esther to Deborah Lipstadt, and Responsibility, Legislation, and the Link Between the Kenesset and the Jewish World. For
On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 6:30 pm, in Cherry Hill, NJ Daphne Lazar Price will discuss Hilkhot Nashim, Volume II An in-depth learning and discussion about women and Sefer Torah. Open to all community members! Please RSVP here: Event is free, but RSVP is required. Email confirmation with location will be sent to all
On Monday, September 16 at 8:00 PM on the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City.Email confirmation with location will be sent to all registrants. Dr. Lavie will discuss: Today’s Leadership Crisis: Lessons & Wisdom from Generations of Jewish Female Leadership Political instability; social reforms; daily demonstrations and mass protests; increasing religious disconnect; widening
Join us Sunday, July 28 for a second community screening of Screams Before Silence, a documentary film by technology executive Sheryl Sandberg examining the rape, assault and mutilation of women and girls by Hamas on October 7, 2023. We will come together to bear witness and hear eyewitness accounts from released hostages, survivors, and first responders
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Event is free, but RSVP is required. RSVP here! On Sunday, June 19, at 7:30PM, in the Kemp Mill Neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD Gila Fine will discuss her brand new book, “The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud,” which was recently released on June 1, 2024. The book, focusing
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Event is free, but RSVP is required. RSVP here! On Sunday, June 2, at 7:30PM, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Gila Fine will discuss her brand new book, “The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud,” which is being released on June 1. The book, focusing on the six
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Writing in a Time of Crisis: Learn how to elevate your voice and share your unique insights, through our two-part writers workshop. In times of turmoil and uncertainty, it’s vital to express our perspectives and concerns. We’re offering up to 12 passionate women the opportunity to embark on an empowering journey of how to write
Jofa (North America) and JOFA Australia Writers Workshop
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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
Hilkhot Nashim: Havdalah Community Learning in Philadelphia
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