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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

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

Rabbanit Henkin: Your main role, dear students, is to learn Torah

Rabbanit Henkin: Your main role, dear students, is to learn Torah

Rabbanit Henkin spoke to the staff and students of Nishmat last week, after getting up from shiva for her son, Rav Eitam Henkin, Hy"d First of all, I want to thank all of you. I have no words to express my gratitude… You helped us to get through a very difficult time. We are still… read more

Paracha Berechit: A La Memoire d’Eitam et Naama Henkin

Paracha Berechit: A La Memoire d’Eitam et Naama Henkin

Rabbanit Joëlle Bernheim Directrice de la Maison d’Etude Juive au Féminin Il y a une semaine exactement Eitam et Naama Henkin étaient assassinés en Israël sous les yeux de leurs quatre enfants âgés de 12 ans à 9 mois. Eitam, le rav Eitam Henkin, était le fils de nos amis et partenaires le Rav et… read more

We Remember

We Remember

Nishmat’s students, faculty, alumnae, staff and friends  are completely heartbroken  at the loss and brutal murder of a beloved teacher and scholar, mentors to our students, and cherished friends  Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin HaRav Eitam Shimon ben HaRav Yehuda Herzl v' HaRabanit Chana Henkin, Hy"d    Naama bat Chanan v'Hila Armoni, Hy"d We share the grief… read more

Baruch Dayan Haemet

Baruch Dayan Haemet

Baruch Dayan Haemet. The Nishmat community is shocked and heartbroken at the brutal murder of our beloved teacher and friend, Rabbi Eitam Henkin, and his beloved wife, Naama. We are devastated beyond words for his parents, Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Founder and Dean of Nishmat, and Rabbi Yehuda Henkin, our teacher and guide, and for the… read more