Make a Magical Chanukah Visit to Israel
December 17, 2020
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Rav Yehoshua Weisberg Back to Blogs
The Night Yitzhak Rabin Came to Tea
December 3, 2020
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Jerusalem Post Magazine
Jewish Standard Our Children October 2020
October 12, 2020
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Jewish Standard By: Chana Stiefel October 2020 Read Article >>
Lost Torah Lights R. Eitam on the Maharam
May 19, 2020
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Tablet, the daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas and culture, this month published a recently translated scholarly study by Rabbi Eitam Henkin, h”yd. In
Halachic Handbook for the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 15, 2020
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The Jerusalem Post / JPost.com’s “Halachic Handbook for the coronavirus pandemic” shares some of the guidelines we’ve recently posted for mikveh use during the pandemic.
Tribal Blueprints
March 9, 2020
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Nishmat Yoetzet Halacha Nechama Price, Director of Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Study for Women (GPATS), begins her revealing new book, Tribal Blueprints:
RECONSTRUCTION IN NO MAN’S LAND
November 15, 2019
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By: Atara Eis and Laurie Novick
Published in: Tradition
The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem (Bayit Yehudi) Chagit Moshe
October 5, 2019
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The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem (Bayit Yehudi) Chagit Moshe visited Nishmat on Thursday to meet with staff, students and bogrot to discuss the positive impact
Why isn’t this everyone’s protest?
July 16, 2019
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We’ve tried peaceful demonstrations in the past, and yet police officers harm Ethiopians while the public stays silent ADISALEM KAMPALA JUL 10, 2019, 4:58 PMTIMES
We don’t trust the police to protect us
July 16, 2019
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When a soldier killed a terrorist, he went to jail — how can a police officer just pull out a gun and shoot a civilian?
Same story, just a different name
July 15, 2019
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When a police officer’s bullet killed Salomon Teka, I thought everyone in Israel would understand our pain. I was wrong BARHAN WORKUJUL 10, 2019, 4:58
Israel made us convert to Judaism and left my brother behind
July 15, 2019
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The Ethiopian-Israeli protests express deep pain, bottled up inside for years, that erupted because our anguish fell on deaf ears SEWALEM WERKNEHJUL 10, 2019, 6:59
I am working to bring hearts closer together
July 14, 2019
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Even as I try to stitch the rift, I worry that violence may be the only way to get our message across Galit Dajan blogs.timesofisrael.com
Woman To Woman
June 24, 2019
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By LAURIE NOVICK June 5, 2019, 12:59 pm THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK Though our Sages assert that women have a special affinity for conversation, in the
Captivated by Halacha 31 Scholars in 3 Days
June 23, 2019
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Riveting lectures and discussions led by some of the Israel’s most highly regarded experts in Jewish law highlighted Nishmat’s annual Yamei Halacha, three days devoted entirely to
Dreams. The world of Orthodox women’s Jewish education has changed rapidly, and it’s made my career, but too many were left behind
June 23, 2019
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THE BLOGS Shayna Goldberg TIMES OF ISRAEL Did you ever have a dream that became a reality? When I was in 11th grade, I first
Palestinian Stabs Israelis, and Here Come the Excuses
June 4, 2019
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by Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org THE ALGEMINER JNS.org – In what crazy, upside-down world does a Palestinian Arab randomly stab Jews in Jerusalem, get shot dead by
Identity Seminar on Wheels
May 27, 2019
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Last week, Nishmat student leaders in Midreshet Masa, our Identity Seminar on Wheels Program, practiced their presentation for an upcoming event at Mini-Israel for over
Crusade for Justice
May 27, 2019
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Stephen R. Flatow, a member of the American Friends of Nishmat Board and Executive Committee, is father of Nishmat student, Alisa Flatow, hy”d, whose yahrzeit was
What the Talmud Can Teach Us About How to Argue with Each Other
April 27, 2019
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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 a senior contributor for The Federalist. Lately, it
Nishmat HaBayit: A Window into the Successes of Yoatzot Halacha
October 31, 2018
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The Lehrhaus By Rabbi Ezra Schwartz October 15, 2018 | Original article >> The publication of Nishmat HaBayit, an excellent sefer on Hilkhot Niddah (Jewish family purity law) authored by the Yoatzot Halacha of
The Makor Rishon newspaper published an interview with Rabbanit Henkin
September 28, 2018
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The Makor Rishon newspaper published an interview with Rabbanit Henkin, focusing on the Yoatzot Halacha and especially on the publication of the first book of
Rabbi Yehuda Henkin Awarded Katz Prize
August 6, 2018
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In the presence of Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern and several Knesset members, noted halachic authority Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, Nishmat posek, prolific author and
Yoatzot and She’elot By Rabbi Menachem Genack
July 29, 2018
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https://www.jewishlinknj.com/features/26225-yoatzot-and-she-elot Reviewing: “Sefer Nishmat HaBayit: Responsa on Pregnancy, Birth and Family Planning.” Edited by Rabbanit Chana Henkin and Rabbi Yehuda Henkin. Midreshet Nishmat and
Visionary Leaders Lauded for Bringing Yoatzot Halacha to LA
May 10, 2018
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LA Yoetzet Halacha Ilana Gadish (l) with (l-r) Sarah Emerson Helfand, Alison Anziska, Shuli Steinlauf, Chana Gelb. They, along with Danielle Spivak and Jordan
Rabbanit Henkin invited to the Jerusalem Municipality in honor of International Women’s Day
March 21, 2018
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In honor of International Women's Day, Rabbanit Henkin was invited by the Jerusalem Municipality to participate in a forum of trailblazing Israeli women leaders. When asked "What
After 50 Years, A Tangle Of Emotions
June 25, 2017
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Six Americans who made aliyah in the wake of the Six-Day War reflect on the complex feelings and the knotty politics, then and now. BY NATHAN
Nishmat Founder First Woman to Address Jerusalem Day Ceremony
May 25, 2017
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Rabbanit Chana Henkin received the prestigious Yakir Yerushalayim Award this week from Mayor Nir Barkat on Yom Yerushalayim, marking 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. She was one of 14
Rabbanit Henkin lights torch at the national ceremony
May 2, 2017
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TRANSLATION OF TRIBUTE TO RABBANIT HENKIN & HER RESPONSE At Yom Haatzmaut Ceremony on Har Herzl, May 2, 2017 Tribute to Rabbanit Chana Henkin:
The Banner of Torah: Rabbanit Henkin Exemplifies Women’s Torah Study at National Yom HaAtzmaut Ceremony
May 1, 2017
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Trailblazing women’s educator to light Independence Day torch
April 20, 2017
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Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder of program to train female halachic advisers, heads the list of 14 chosen for May ceremony BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF April 19,
Rabbanit Chana Henkin Chosen to Light Torch to Kick off Israeli Independence Day
April 18, 2017
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Posted by JewishMom Every year, 12 people who have made a great contribution to Israeli society and the Jewish people are selected to light the 12
What Happened to Yeshiva University, er… American Jewry?
March 27, 2017
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Look to Israel By Michael Eisenberg Tablet Magazine http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/225037/what-happened-to-yeshiva-university-er-american-jewry The recent appointment of Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as President of Yeshiva University (YU) serves as an opportunity to reflect
Nishmat student, Allison Alt featured in the Jerusalem Post Aliyah Stories
March 6, 2017
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Aliyah Stories: Embracing the Challenge Published in The Jerusalem Post BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN MARCH 2, 2017 When Alison Alt learned in a New Jersey high
Rachel Eckstein Savors Living Like a Local
January 14, 2017
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Original Article: http://www.jewishlinknj.com/world-us/16668-rachel-eckstein-savors-living-like-a-local Rachel Eckstein is studying at The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Studies for Women (Nishmat) in the Pat neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Identity Seminars Tackle Racism
August 10, 2016
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Identity Seminars Tackle Racism The Jewish world was mesmerized when the Jewish Agency airlifted nearly every Ethiopian Jew to Israel at the end of the
Yoezet Halacha Nechama Price named as one of Jewish Week’s 36 under 36!
May 25, 2016
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Nishmat salutes the Jewish Week for its recognition of Yoetzet Halacha Nechama Price's tremendous contribution to women's Talmudic and Halachic Scholarship and leadership. Nechama is
Rabbanit Henkin & Rachelle Frankel Named on List of Extraordinary Women in Israel
May 12, 2016
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We're proud and honored that Rabbanit Henkin and Rachelle Frankel were included on a list of 68 extraordinary women in Israel, published on Yom Haatzmaut.
TOI: The Murder of a Young Couple and the Need for a Disproportionate Response to Terror
December 18, 2015
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By Jocelyn Polisar, Yoetzet Halacha, first printed on Times of Israel Blog, December 18, 2015 Twenty-seven years ago, I was among the handful of young
UJA Federation, NY: Funerals in Jerusalem
October 11, 2015
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by UJA Federation of New York CEO, Eric Goldstein I’ve been friendly with Rabbanit Chana Henkin for more than 20 years. She’s the founder and
Henkin’s revolution
September 8, 2015
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Jerusalem Post Twenty-five years after the establishment of Nishmat, a center for advanced Torah Study for women, its founder reflects on the challenges and inroads
Nishmat’s National Mikveh Attendant Training Program
November 25, 2014
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Nishmat won the public tender of the Israel Ministry of Religious Affairs to run training courses for mikveh attendants across the country. The purpose of
Rebuilding Our Trust in the Rabbinate
October 20, 2014
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by Atara Eis, Yoetzet Halacha and Director of Nishmat's Miriam Glaubach Center. First published in Times of Israel, October 20, 2014 The discovery of acts
Give the Mikvah Keys to Women
October 19, 2014
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by Rabbanit Chana Henkin, first published on Times of Israel, October 19, 2014 Voyeurism in the mikveh is a grave violation of Jewish law and
NJJN: Woman Adviser a Milestone for Local Shul
September 23, 2014
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September 22, 2014, New Jersey Jewish News, by Johanna Ginsberg, NJJN Staff Writer Orthodox women in the Jersey Shore area with a need to discuss intimate aspects
Nishmat Graduates 1st Class in National Mikvah Attendant Training Course
June 2, 2014
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Last Wednesday, in Kiryat Netifim, Nishmat celebrated the graduation of the first class of mikveh attendants in our National Mikvah Attendant Training Program. Last year,
Yoatzot Halacha Across America – a Success!
April 8, 2014
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In the space of slightly more than a week in March, Nishmat's Miriam Glaubach Center sent Yoatzot Halacha to 29 congregations throughout the United States,
Tikvah Fellow Profile: Tova Ganzel
January 14, 2014
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Published on The Tikvah Fund Website, January 13, 2014 In 2012-2013, Tova Ganzel took sabbatical from her role as deputy director of the Midrasha for
