publications

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The Changing Face

Britny Griner

Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne

Finding Justice in Jonah

Jonah, the prophet whose story we read on Yom Kippur, is a troubling figure for the rabbis. What does one do with a prophet who...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Golden Age of Women’s Gemara Learning or the End of an Era?

On April 5, 2023, Stern College announced they would be shutting down their beginner and intermediate Talmud classes, citing “lack of...

Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne

What is Neurodivergent Torah?

This essay is dedicated to the students of Maharat and YCT. Thank you for asking me what neurodivergent Torah is and accepting that it...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Vashti and the Systematic Abuse of Power

“We shall stand amazed that there was a woman found at the head of the Persian empire that dared to disobey the command even of a drunken...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

The Changing Face of the Orthodox Rabbinate

The American Orthodox Rabbinate is changing.1 I have been part of the rabbinic clergy team at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale–The...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Britney Griner and Yosef: From the Pit, They Shall Emerge

In last week's parsha, Yosef’s brothers threw him into a pit. As far as I could see, no Mefarshim comment on how long he was in the pit...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Defending Dina

Last year, a woman from the Modern Orthodox community reached out under the pseudonym “Tali,” expressing disappointment that leaders from...

Rabbi Jeff Fox

Halakhic Questions from the LGBTQ+ Community

"Dear Rabbi, I am finally able to leave my parents’ house, and I am moving in with the woman I have loved for two years. We are both...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Of Angels & Death: Women Wearing Kittels

I don’t like to stick out. I don’t enjoy a lot of eyes on me. After I step down from giving a sermon, I want to retreat. I certainly...

Defending Dina

LGBTQ+

Kittels

Vashti

Neurodivergent Torah

Golden Age

Finding Justice in Jonah

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