FEATURED POST In a divided Jewish world, accepting gay and lesbian Jews is critical Those bearing an identity not of their choosing must be able to find a place in the Orthodox Jewish community, without fear Rabbi Kenneth Brander,
JPost – Religious Gay Rights In a paper likely to make waves within the Modern Orthodox world, Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander determines ways to include LGBTQ individuals in the community By Zvika Klein, March 10, 2023 LGBTQ individuals can teach
Engaging and Welcoming Gay and Lesbian Jews Within the Orthodox Community
Download / Print Article With each passing year, greater numbers of gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews are voicing their desire to remain part of the Orthodox Jewish community – and their peers and loved ones are standing by their sides.
International Halakha Study Program Enters its Second Year “Women in positions of Jewish leadership need to be able to lead from a position of knowledge,” says Joanne Greenaway, Chief Executive of the London School of Jewish Studies and participant in
Learning Halakha Understanding of one of the most central aspects of Jewish life has inspired me and my female colleagues to develop the “MidraIsha”. Rabbanit Batel Picar, June 07, 2022 I distinctly remember the formative experience that made me realize
New Initiative Launched by Up and Coming Women Spiritual Leaders Four years ago, Rabbanit Moriya Taasan Michaeli embarked on a journey: she enrolled in the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL) with the goal of devoting herself completely
OTS Graduate Tapped to Lead Modern Orthodox Community in Haredi Neighborhood Rabbi Itamar Frisch, a musmach of OTS’s Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical Seminary, has just been appointed Rabbi of the Modern Orthodox “Beit Knesset Dati Leumi” in Har Nof,
Training Rabbis to Serve in the Contemporary World As part of the training program for young rabbis, the Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical Seminary provides complementary shiurim on crucial subjects from the worlds of philosophy, economics and psychology, and brings
Educating Our Future Rabbis The Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical Seminary has developed a reputation for training rabbis with halakhic knowledge, while also giving them important insights about how to be effective educators and leaders who can connect people to
Settler, Feminist, Future Rabbanit – Alumah Florsheim is a fascinating tangle of contradictions Alumah Florsheim authored a compelling and impactful article, in which she called on the halakhic authorities to adapt the Niddah or family purity laws to women who
Graduation marks new class of women Halakhic leaders Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership (WIHL) of the Ohr Torah Stone network commemorated the graduation of its 2021 class Arutz Sheva, June 04, 2021 After more than a year of social distancing
The following remarks were delivered in Hebrew by Ohr Torah Stone President and Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, at the graduation ceremony of Rabbanit Dr. Hannah Hashkes, Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis, and Rabbanit Chamutal Shoval from the Susi Bradfield
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