Perspective
Rabba Sara's perspective on Passover this year.
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alumnae
Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham Class of '17
Rabbi Tali Adler Class of '18
Rabbanit Michal Arkovitz Class of '22
Rabba Dina Brawer Class of '18
Rabba Briah Cahana Class of '23
Rabbanit Dalia Davis Kollel Class of '22
Rabbanit Jenna Englender Class of '19
Rabbanit Tanya Farber Class of '21
Maharat Ruth Friedman Class of '13
Rabbanit Jennifer Geretz Class of '20
Rabbanit Miriam Gonczarska Class of '15
Rabba Shani Gross Class of '19
Rabbanit Amalia Haas Kollel Class of '20
Rabbi Lila Kagedan Class of '15
Rabbi Dr. Sarit Kattan Gribetz Kollel Class of '23
Rabbanit Michal Kohane Class of '20
Rabbi Rina Krautwirth Kollel Class of '23
Rabbanit Judith Levitan Kollel Class of '20
Rabbanit Atara Lindenbaum Class of '22
Rabba Claudia Marbach Class of '18
Rabbi Marianne Novak Class of '19
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss Class of '14
Rabbi PhoebeAna Rabinowitsch Class of '22
Rabbanit Tali Schaum Broder Class of '19
Rabbi Dr. Devorah Schoenfeld Kollel Class of '19
Rabba Dr. Anat Sharbat Kollel Class of '15
Rabba Ramie Smith Class of '16
Rabbanit Aliza Sperling Kollel Class of '19
Rabbanit Victoria Sutton Class of '14
Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn Class of '16
Rabbanit Dr. Agi Veto Kollel Class of '20
Rabbanit Myriam Ackermann-Sommer Class of '23
Rabba Wendy Amsellem Kollel Class of '18
Rabbi Rebecca Blady Class of '19
Rabba Abby Brown Scheier Class of '13
Rabbi Atara Cohen Class of '20
Rabbanit Avital Engelberg Kollel Class of '15
Rabba Yaffa Epstein Kollel Class of '15
Rabbanit Adina Fredman Kollel Class of '22
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter Class of '16
Rabbi Emily Goldberg Winer Class of '22
Rabbanit Tamar Green Eisenstat Class of '23
Rabbanit Goldie Guy Class of '17
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe Class of '17
Rabbanit Nomi Kaltmann Class of '23
Rabbanit Yael Keller Class of '22
Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold Class of '13
Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler Kollel Class of '18
Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky Kollel Class of '22
Rabbi Eryn London Class of '17
Rabba Amy Newman Kollel Class of '22
Rabbanit Gloria Nusbacher Class of '20
Rabba Daniella Pressner Kollel Class of '20
Rabbanit Leah Sarna Class of '18
Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff Kollel Class of '21
Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez Class of '18
Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne Class of '21
Rabbanit Yael Smooha Class of '21
Rabbi Alana Suskin Kollel Class of '20
Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz Kollel Class of '21
Darshanit Dr. Miriam Udel Kollel Class of '19
Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler Kollel Class of '21
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Here at Maharat, the summer is a time to slow down, but our dedication to learning never ceases. We are excited to share three summer learning opportunities with our esteemed faculty, which are open to the greater Maharat community. Best of all, there is no cost to you to participate.
Stay tuned for Summer 2023 opportunities!
Explore last summer's opportunities below
Abortion in Halakha: The Status of the Fetus and the Status of the Mother
Rabbi Jeffrey Fox
Cosponsored with The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit
Mondays | June 20-August 5 2022 | 10:30 am EDT
No class on July 4
Learn with Reb Jeff from the pesukim in the Torah to the teshuvot of the 20th century, and come to appreciate the echoes of both the pro-life and pro-choice positions from the contemporary American discourse within the Halakhik system.
Sugyot in Yevamot Dealing with Agunot
Rabbi Adam Mintz
Tuesdays and Thursdays | June 21-July 28 2022 | 3:30-5:00 pm EDT
No class on July 5, 7, 12
Deepen your learning of gemara in this shiur given by Rabbi Mintz.
Gemara Skills: Perek Hachovel
R. Tanya Farber
Tuesdays and Thursdays | June 23-July 28 2022 | 3:00-4:30 pm EDT
Sharpen your gemara skills with R. Tanya. Intermediate gemara skills are required.
internships and job placement
internship program
Maharat has a comprehensive internship placement program, providing students with practical experience working in synagogues, schools, and communal organizations. Learning in the field benefits both students and the community
while also opening up communities to the idea of Orthodox women in positions of spiritual leadership. In addition to their internships, students are often featured as Scholars-in-Residence, panelists, and teachers at Jewish communal institutions.
Current and past internship placements include:
Synagogues
ACT Jewish Community - Canberra, Australia
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation - Chicago, IL
Bais Abe Congregation - St Louis, MI
Base Hillel - New York, NY
Beth David Congregation - West Hartford, CT
Beth Sholom Congregation - Potomac, MD
B’nai Israel Synagogue - Baltimore, MD
Congregation Ramath Orah - New York, NY
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim - Montreal, Quebec
Hampstead Synagogue, London, England
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - Bronx, NY
Hebrew Institute of White Plains - White Plains, NY
Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim - New York, NY
Mishkan - London, England
Netivot Shalom - Baltimore, MD
Netivot Shalom - Teaneck, NJ
Ohev Sholom: The National Synagogue - Washington, DC
Stanton Street Synagogue - New York, NY
United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston - Houston, TX
Hillels
Columbia/Barnard Hillel
Harvard Hillel
Hillels of Westchester
Hillel International Office of Innovation
Hunter College Hillel
Ithaca College Hillel
Jewish Education Organizations
Aleph Beta
Global Day of Jewish Learning
Hadassah Brandeis Institute
Mechon Hadar
One-Night Shtender
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
Jewish Communal Organizations
Immerse NYC - New York, NY
Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan - New York, NY
Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation - Bronx, NY
Pearlstone Center - Reisterstown, MD
Chaplaincy Programs
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Rikers Island Correctional Facility
Job Placement
Maharat is regularly contacted by Jewish organizations who are seeking to hire our graduates. Our staff and supporters are active in helping to match our graduates with synagogues, schools, hospitals and Jewish institutions which are the best fit for their skills and interests. Current employers include:
Synagogues
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation - Chicago, IL
Beth David Congregation - West Hartford, CT
Beth Sholom Congregation - Potomac, MD
Beth Tfiloh Congregation - Baltimore, MD
B’nai David-Judea Congregation - Los Angeles, CA
Congregation Beth Israel - Berkeley, CA
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim - Montreal, Canada
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - Riverdale, NY
Ohev Sholom: The National Synagogue - Washington, DC
Prospect Heights Synagogue - Brooklyn, NY
Walnut Street Synagogue - Boston, MA
Jewish Day Schools
SAR High School - Riverdale, NY
Jewish Post-Secondary Educational Institutions
Hadar
Midreshet Ein HaNatziv
Pardes
Yeshivat Maharat
Hillels
Hillels of Greater Westchester
Jewish Communal Organizations
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
One-Night Shtender
Chaplaincy
New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
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