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The Agunah Crisis and the Courts:
New Attempt to Solve an Old Problem
By Anna Urowitz-Freudenstein

Jewish Divorce & Agunot / Wendy Messeloff

The complicated details of Jewish divorce are based on only two verses in the Torah (Deut. 24:1-2 – They are in this week’s Torah reading, Parashat Ki Teitzei). Clearly the legal, economic, familial and psychological aspects of divorce are more complicated than the information written in two verses. This is evident to those of us […]

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New Attempt to Solve an Old Problem
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Devorah Scholars:
Application Deadline for 2024-2026 Cohort: Friday, December 1

Devorah Scholars, Devorah Scholars News & Updates, Events, Past Events / Wendy Messeloff

Find out more about the Devorah Scholars Program and how to apply!

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Tisha B’av: August 12-13, 2024

Events, Front Page Feature, Holidays / Wendy Messeloff

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Sharsheret and Jofa
Cancer Support Training Course
August 8 & 10

Events, Holidays, Past Events / Wendy Messeloff

Jofa and Sharsheret are pleased to partner in offering a two-part training course on Tuesday and Thursday, August 8 & 10, from 10-11:30AM EDT, via Zoom, to provide Orthodox women in self-identified leadership roles (broadly including communal organizations and educational institutions) with information and resources to support women facing breast cancer or ovarian cancer, as

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Cancer Support Training Course
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Food for Thought July 11 Cherry Hill, NJ

Events, Past Events / Wendy Messeloff

With support from the Natan Fund,Jofa is pleased to offer another event in its“Food for Thought” series –in Silver Spring, Maryland,on Tuesday evening, July 11! RSVP NOW TO JOIN US! Come nourish your mind, body, and spirit, through the stories of Talmudic heroines, paired with vegan recipes to produce true “food for thought.”This

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Food for Thought
May 31
Richmond, VA

Events, Past Events / Wendy Messeloff

Join Jofa and Hadassah in person atFOOD FOR THOUGHT: A LEARNING & TASTING EVENTEXPLORING HEROINES OF THE TALMUD,on Wednesday evening, May 31, in Richmond, Virginia.See below for details, and RSVP here.We hope to see you!

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May 31
Richmond, VA Read More »

Why this Passover is like no other

Holidays / Wendy Messeloff

By Daphne Lazar Price, April 9, 2023 Jews must be able to live free of fear, including in Israel, where rockets from Lebanon are antisemitic violence, plain and simple. Read more on Jofa’s Times of Israel Blog.

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Mental Health: You & Us

Events, Past Events, Recordings / Wendy Messeloff

Thank you to all of the partners, panelists, and participants who joined us for the “Mental Health: You & Us” webinar. Thank you to our presenting partner, No Shame On U. Thank you to our thoughtful and knowledgeable expert panelists, Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, and Dr. Anat Geva of No Shame

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