The isolation Miriam experiences when she is afflicted with tzara’at comes as a consequence for her speech. Rabbanit Dalia Davis offers insight into Miriam’s perspective as a sister, replaced by her younger brother.

Rabban Gamliel, the son of the nasi, demanded balance between Torah study and work. Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky considers the way she brings balance into her own life through combining her passions.

The means of leadership relies on hearing the call of the generation and going out to meet people where they are. Rabbi Jeffrey Fox explores what each graduate’s unique call allows her to do.

In honor of the tenth semikha ceremony, Abigail Tambor reflects upon the many achievements of Maharat.

When being honored at the tenth graduation, Rabba Sara Hurwitz turns her gratitude to the students, faculty, and supporters of Maharat who all present their own Torah.

The highlight reel highlights each speaker and her unique takeaways from her time in the semikha program.

It can be so easy to give disclaimers about our abilities. Rabbanit Atara Lindenbaum offers insight from her daughter into how we can see ourselves as worthy.

A famous poem about a seesaw asks about what is beyond ourselves. Rabba Amy Newman lists the many values it teaches, from humility to balance.

In a ceremony celebrating everything from the Center for Lived Torah to each of the musmakhot’s unique perspectives into Judaic leadership, Yeshivat Maharat celebrates the graduation of the tenth class of Rabbis.

Just as Shavuot, the day of the receiving of the Torah, honors integrating the self into the day, so does acquiring Torah with semikha. Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower speaks to the unique ways each graduate makes Torah a part of her life.