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Rabba Dina Brawer

Core Semikha, Class of 2018

Brawer

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
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

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