Rabba Dina Brawer
Core Semikha, Class of 2018

Rabba Dina Brawer is an educator, thought leader, and community builder who brings a fearless, outward-facing Judaism to life through a blend of traditional scholarship and innovative leadership.
Throughout her career, she has curated meaningful and accessible Jewish experiences and built organizations that advance women's leadership. She is the founder of JOFA UK and creator of the #YourTorah and PrayerFull podcasts, which open the doors of Jewish learning to broader audiences. Her story is featured in 10 Women, 10 Decades, a short film by Chocolate Films celebrating pioneering women in the UK.
As the Inaugural Executive Director of World Jewish Relief USA, she led efforts to mobilize the Jewish community in responding to global poverty, climate resilience, and humanitarian crises, translating Jewish values into impactful action on the world stage.
Born and raised in Milan, Italy, Rabbi Brawer studied in Jerusalem, London, and New York. She holds a BA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies from the University of London and an MA in Education and Psychology from the Institute of Education, London.
publications and media
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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Deciding Where to Shine Our Light | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Hanukkah | 2024/5785 |
Eight Days of Light - Day 1 | Dvar Torah | Holidays | Chanukah | December 19, 2022 |
A Time to Rejoice with Trepidation | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Rosh Hashana | 2021/5782 |
Tashlich: Baggage Check | Dvar Torah | Rosh Hashana | 2018/5779 | |
Embracing the Infinite | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Shavuot | 2021/5781 |
How Access and Experience Shape Us | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Pesach Sheni | 2021/5781 |
The Limits of Hospitality | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Vayera | 2017/5778 |
Seeing with Both Eyes: Cultivating Depth Perception for Honest Relationships | Dvar Torah | Vayikra | Tazria | 2019/5779 |
From the Transactional to the Transcendent and Back Again | Dvar Torah | Vayikra | Behar | 2019/5779 |
Fighting for Work Life Balance | Dvar Torah | Devarim | Shoftim | 2019/5779 |
On the Utility of Ambiguity | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Shavuot | 2016/5776 |
Look at this Rosh Hashanah as a bespoke experience | Dvar Torah; In the News | Holiday | Rosh Hashana | 2020/5781 |
Rabba Dina Brawer - 2018 Yeshivat Maharat Semikha Ceremony | Multimedia | Graduations | Sixth Semikha Ceremony | June 18, 2018 |
Women in Jewish Law | Teshuva | Ordination | past articles and press | |
When Tradition Is Not What Is Best | Teshuva | Ordination | Current Articles and Press | February 22, 2017 |
Pilot Episode: Renewal | Multimedia | Podcasts | PrayerFull | December 15, 2020 |
Episode 2: Routine | Multimedia | Podcasts | PrayerFull | January 21, 2021 |
With Our New Podcast You Can Pray in Your Own Time and Place | In the News | January 11, 2021 |
mentions
Title | Publication | Published |
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U.K.-Based World Jewish Relief Launches U.S. Branch to Expand Operations | eJewish Philosophy | May 5, 2023 |
Tzedakah and G’milut Hasadim are Values Central to Our DNA | Jewish News | February 17, 2023 |