Alumnae

Building updates from Evi

Dear Bogrot, Over the past year a lot of construction work has been done on the Nishmat campus and we wanted to update you about what has been accomplished.  We have built two new floors as well as an elevator to improve the accessibility of the campus. The  building of the new floors is in… read more

Mazaltov to our Alumnae & Staff – March 2016

Mazaltov to our Alumnae & Staff – March 2016

Mazal Tov to the following families on their Smachot from this past month!  Evelyn (member International Board of Governers) and Dr. Shmuel Katz on their son JJ’s engagement to Chantal Sharon Mintz (President, AFN) and Rabbi Adam’s son Noam’s engagement to Lily Wilf. Mazel tov AFN Yoatzot Halacha Chair, Dr. Gitti and Jackie Bendheim on… read more

Student Voices: Looking back at my semester in Nishmat

Student Voices: Looking back at my semester in Nishmat

by Rachel Silverman, Alisa Flatow International Student 5775 (2015) I came to study at Nishmat in Tochnit Alisa last year, directly after finishing a joint undergraduate and masters program in engineering in the U.S. I grew up in a Modern Orthodox family, but I had never attended day school or participated in a formal Jewish education.… read more

Video Highlights from our Sigd Celebration

Video Highlights from our Sigd Celebration

Nishmat’s Ethiopian students celebrated the Sigd holiday in November with over 300 peers, family and community members in attendance (including groups of Ethiopian high school students). This year’s production was more moving than ever before, as our students openly and confidently shared their trials and triumphs as Ethiopian-Israelis. Enjoy these video highlights with English subtitles.   read more

Mazaltov to our Alumnae & Staff – January 2016

Mazaltov to our Alumnae & Staff – January 2016

Mazal Tov to the following families, may they grow to Torah, Chuppa & Maasim Tovim! Katja (Summer 5774) and Avi Septimus on the birth of their son Adi Bitter (Yoetzet Halacha, Mashgicha Ruchanit of Shana BaAretz and teacher in the Alisa Flatow International Program) and Rabbi Eliav Silverman on the birth of their son Batya Gugenheim… read more

Nishmat Graduates 7 new Yoatzot Halacha!

Nishmat Graduates 7 new Yoatzot Halacha!

Almost 200 hundred friends, family, and rabbinic leaders took part in the graduation of the second class of Nishmat’s Miriam Glaubach Center’s U.S. Yoatzot Halacha Fellows Program at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (KJ) this October. The seven graduates, Julia Baruch, Rookie Billet, Shira Donath, Shiffy Friedman, Talia Furleiter, Ilana Gadish and Dalia Shulman, studied diligently for… read more