Parshat Naso: Why Do We Go To Extremes? Rabbanit Sally Mayer is the Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program Parshat Naso describes the option to become a nazir, prohibiting oneself from drinking wine (and even eating grapes!), cutting one’s hair and participating in the funeral even of the closest relatives. …
Why Did God Create Us? Rabbanit Sally Mayer is the Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program Why did God create us? From time to time, this question arises, especially around the the Yamim Nora’im (The High Holy Days), as we remember the creation of the world and take stock of …
Reaching 70 and Beyond Rabbanit Sally Mayer We are approaching two amazing moments in modern Jewish History – celebrating Israel’s 73rd birthday on Yom Ha’atzmaut, and 54 years to the reunification of Jerusalem on Yom Yerushalayim. What does it mean to us that Israel is now over 70 years old? That number has great significance …
Staying in Touch: Building a Strong Alumnae Family Midreshet Lindenbaum’s Finkle Program for overseas students harnesses the power of the internet to maintain warm, nurturing relationships with their beloved alumnae from all the years, all over the world. “Midreshet Lindenbaum Alumnae Recharge Weeks completely lived up to its name; I really needed that ‘shot in …
This week’s shiur, “Celebration & Trepidation: Rosh Hashanah With and Without the Sounds of the Shofar”, was delivered by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement for the OTS Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Programs. Click here to download sources
Nachum Segal welcomed Rabbanit Sally Mayer, Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program, to “JM in the AM” this morning to share the latest development: a unique “virtual” summer program specially developed to offer 10th and 11th grade girls around the world a “taste of Torat Eretz Yisrael”. “We actually thought …
This week’s shiur, “Emunah in Crisis: Then and Now,” is delivered by Rabbanit Sally Berman, Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum. https://youtu.be/NRMOVtpC6R0
The Message in the Candles Rabbanit Sally Mayer The festival of Chanukah commemorates an incredible miracle. When the Beit Hamikdash was rededicated by the Hasmoneans after their military victory, a small flask of oil sufficient enough to light the menorah for one night, lasted eight. However, there have been other miracles which seem far greater …
