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 evening, May 4 at 7:00 pm, Rabbi Herzl Hefter, founder of Yeshivat Har’El will be speaking in Washington Heights at The Beis Community on the topic of: Is there a conflict between morality and halakha? Please RSVP here. Is there a conflict between morality and halakha? Modern Orthodox Jews are facing unprecedented challenges today in terms
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
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 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 on the six named heroines of the Talmud, explores
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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 named heroines of the Talmud, explores such questions as:
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With many thanks to Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, Jofa has resources to help you learn to leyn Megillat Kohelet for Shabbat Sukkot, or V’zot HaBracha for Simchat Torah. If you need to borrow a Torah for your women’s tefillah, partnership minyan, or lifecycle celebration, please see info on our Torah Lending Program, and contact us at
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