By Zahava Rothschild • Published: November 18, 2013 Credit: Norman Goldberg Graduates (left to right) Lisa Septimus, Nechama Price, Avital Weissman, Tova Warburg Sinensky, Dena Block pose with their certificates of completion. “We want Yoatzot in our community; we need Yoatzot in our community,” proclaimed Dr. Giti Bendheim, addressing the first-ever American graduates of Nishmat’s two-year U.S. Yoatzot Halachah… read more
By Rabbanit Chana Henkin, The Jewish Week, November 7, 2013 American Jewry recently experienced a historic moment, as on October 27, the first five U.S.-educated Yoatzot Halacha (Women Advisors in Jewish Law) celebrated their graduation and certification. This brings to 85 the number of Yoatzot Halacha, experts in the laws of marital intimacy and related… read more
Counselors are helping observant women who are uncomfortable asking rabbis about intimate matters. by Debra Nussbaum Cohen, Haaretz, October 31, 2013 NEW YORK – Cheers rose up from family and friends as each of the five Orthodox women – the first in the United States to complete formal training certifying them to advise other women… read more
American Jewry marks a milestone with the first class of ‘yoazot halacha’ trained to practice in the US By Rachel Delia Benaim, The Times of Israel, October 30, 2013 Graduates (left to right) Lisa Septimus, Nechama Price, Avital Weissman, Tova Warburg Sinensky, Dena Block pose with their certificates of completion. (photo credit: Norman Goldberg) NEW YORK —… read more
published in JTA, October 30, 2013 NEW YORK (JTA) — The first American class of “yoatzot halacha,” or female advisers in Jewish law, has graduated. The five graduates — Dena Block, Nechama Price, Lisa Septimus, Tova Warburg Sinensky and Avital Weissman — trained for two years under the aegis of Nishmat, a Jerusalem-based Torah study center… read more
New York – Rabbinically Certified Female Halachic Consultants To Advise Women On Taharas Hamishpacha by Sandy Eller, published in Vos Is Neias, October 20, 2013 Left to right seated: Rabbi Kenneth Auman, Rabbi Yaacov Warhaftig, Rabbi Yehuda Henkin, Rabbanit Chana Henkin Left, to right standing: Michal Roness, Israeli program coordinator, Nishmat students: Tova Warburg Sinensky,… read more
5 Towns Jewish News, September 1, 2013. Five Towns, NY – August 30, 2013 – An influential group of Orthodox Rabbanim and community lay leaders today announced their endorsement of the appointment of Mrs. Lisa Septimus as Yoetzet Halacha of the Five Towns. Mrs. Septimus is a Judaic Studies instructor, dean, and director of special… read more
150 נשים השתתפו בערב היכרות ולימוד של מדרשת נשמת יועצות ההלכה של המדרשה הסבירו על פעילות הארגון והעבירו שיעורים שעסקו בנושאים שונים שיועצות ההלכה עוסקות בהם בעבודתן השוטפת מערכת כיפה כ"ו תמוז תשע"ג, 04/07/2013 בשבוע שעבר התקיים במדרשת ”נשמת“ בשכונת פת בירושלים, ערב היכרות ולימוד עם יועצות ההלכה שהמדרשה מכשירה ומפעילה. באווירה נעימה וסוחפת בילו… read more
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Intimacy in Marriage But Were Afraid to Ask Until Now – by Bracha Schwartz, The Jewish Link Teaneck—Several hundred women listened intently as a panel of women scholars talked about intimacy. They learned about what the Torah commands and how women can negotiate the challenges inherent in each… read more
By Marcus Dysch, December 20, 2012, TheJC.com Days before his selection as chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis appointed Britain’s first Orthodox female halachic adviser at Finchley Synagogue in London. Rebbetzin Lauren Levin will offer guidance to women on issues including religious rights in marriage and the laws of family purity. She will work… read more
