Nishmat @30 Leadership Mission
For three days in Jerusalem, the women of the Nishmat@30 Leadership Mission studied Torah, engaged with students, faculty
February 15, 2020
Nishmat News & Events
November 15, 2019
Class of 2020. A Model of Diversity.
The first of September and the first of Elul coincided this year with the first day for Nishmat’s
October 27, 2019
YH Shoshana Samuels Returns to Nishmat
Veteran Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels stepped back into Nishmat’s Bet Midrash last week for the first time in
October 17, 2019
The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem (Bayit Yehudi) Chagit Moshe
The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem (Bayit Yehudi) Chagit Moshe visited Nishmat on Thursday to meet with staff, students
October 5, 2019
Shana BaAretz students…
Shana BaAretz students got up early Friday morning for a pre-Shabbat hike up Har Tzefachot. They davened shacharit
September 17, 2019
Why isn’t this everyone’s protest?
We’ve tried peaceful demonstrations in the past, and yet police officers harm Ethiopians while the public stays silent
July 16, 2019
We don’t trust the police to protect us
When a soldier killed a terrorist, he went to jail — how can a police officer just pull
July 16, 2019
Same story, just a different name
When a police officer’s bullet killed Salomon Teka, I thought everyone in Israel would understand our pain. I
July 15, 2019
Israel made us convert to Judaism and left my brother behind
The Ethiopian-Israeli protests express deep pain, bottled up inside for years, that erupted because our anguish fell on
July 15, 2019
I am working to bring hearts closer together
Even as I try to stitch the rift, I worry that violence may be the only way to
July 14, 2019
Woman To Woman
By LAURIE NOVICK June 5, 2019, 12:59 pm THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK Though our Sages assert that women have
June 24, 2019
7 Women. 4 Continents. 1 Beit Midrash.
Seven students from four continents celebrated completing study of a complex Talmud tractate, Chagigah, in Nishmat’s Bia Krys Bet
June 23, 2019
Captivated by Halacha 31 Scholars in 3 Days
Riveting lectures and discussions led by some of the Israel’s most highly regarded experts in Jewish law highlighted
June 23, 2019
Dreams. The world of Orthodox women’s Jewish education has changed rapidly, and it’s made my career, but too many were left behind
THE BLOGS Shayna Goldberg TIMES OF ISRAEL Did you ever have a dream that became a reality? When
June 23, 2019
Identity Seminar on Wheels
Last week, Nishmat student leaders in Midreshet Masa, our Identity Seminar on Wheels Program, practiced their presentation for
May 27, 2019
Crusade for Justice
Stephen R. Flatow, a member of the American Friends of Nishmat Board and Executive Committee, is father of Nishmat
May 27, 2019
The Valley of Hinnom
Students from each program had the opportunity yesterday to tour The Valley of Hinnom in Jerusalem with Rav
May 27, 2019
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Pictures from Yom Ha’Atzmaut Day when students enjoyed a trip to the Promenade (Tayelet) and then a BBQ
May 7, 2019
What the Talmud Can Teach Us About How to Argue with Each Other
By Daniella Greenbaum Davis. Op-Ed, The Washington Post April 17, 2019 Daniella Greenbaum Davis, Nishmat Shana Ba’Aretz ’13, is a Spectator USA columnist and
April 27, 2019
Introducing Nishmat’s Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Center
So much of Judaism’s rich tradition revolves around family and lifecycle events that holidays and even day-to-day living
March 17, 2019
Rosh Chodesh Adar Aleph
This month’s celebration was organized by students in the Shana Ba’Aretz program who chose the theme “Adom Darom”
February 10, 2019