Purim is just around the corner — Saturday night and Sunday, March 23-24! Please take a moment to complete this form if you know of a women’s Megillat Esther reading taking place in your community, or an Orthodox community/synagogue that is hosting a Megillat Esther reading where women are welcome to read, so that we can help you spread the […]
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Writing in a Time of Crisis: Learn how to elevate your voice and share your unique insights, through our two-part writers workshop. In times of turmoil and uncertainty, it’s vital to express our perspectives and concerns. We’re offering up to 12 passionate women the opportunity to embark on an empowering journey of how to write
Jofa (North America) and JOFA Australia Writers Workshop
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During this especially dark and difficult time for Israel and the Jewish people, we offer these Hanukkah resources to help enhance and bring meaning to your chag: Our new downloadable Shema Bekolah Hanukkah Reader features divrei Torah by women, which you can print or read online. We also have a downloadable card featuring the candle
Jofa Hanukkah Resources
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We publish a range of writers on a range of relevant, timely topics on our Times of Israel blog, which you can always access here. If you’d like to write for our blog, and make your voice heard, please contact us at jofa@jofa.org.
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Jofa and Yeshivat Maharat are pleased to announce a joint solidarity mission to Israel, taking place from midday Monday, January 8, through Wednesday evening January 10, 2024. The mission will include on-the-ground visiting, volunteering, and learning initiatives, supporting women, evacuees, female soldiers, and all of Am Yisrael at this critical time. Help us bring chizuk
Jofa and Yeshivat Maharat
Israel Solidarity Mission
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This is a response to the statement issued by UN WOMEN on 13 October, which completely ignores the horrific situation of more than 220 innocent hostages, women, men and children, from the age of 9 months to 85 years old as well as the brutal attack and atrocities led by Hamas against Israeli citizens, including
With many thanks to Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, Jofa has resources to help you learn to leyn Megillat Kohelet for Shabbat Sukkot, or V’zot HaBracha for Simchat Torah. If you need to borrow a Torah for your women’s tefillah, partnership minyan, or lifecycle celebration, please see info on our Torah Lending Program, and contact us at
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Jofa is pleased to offer another event in its “Food for Thought” series –in Stamford, Connecticut, on Sunday evening, October 15! RSVP NOW TO JOIN US! Join us to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. Learn about women in the Talmud with Daphne Lazar Price, Executive Director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Register and bring
We’re thrilled to announce the first event in our local Hilkhot Nashim Community Learning series! Join Jofa in Philadelphia on Tuesday, October 17, at 7PM, for in-depth learning and discussion in Hilkhot Nashim — Volume II, led by Ruthie Braffman Shulman, Community Scholar and Yoetzet Halacha, on the topic of women reciting havdalah. RSVP HERE
Hilkhot Nashim: Havdalah Community Learning in Philadelphia
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We’re proud to announce that Jofa’s “Shema Bekolah: The High Holiday Collection,” a compendium of divrei Torah by women for the entire high holiday season — including Selichot, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah — is now available, via Amazon! Click here to order! We thank everyone who contributed to this
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