Rabbi Marianne Novak
Core Semikha, Class of 2019

Rabbi Marianne Novak received her AB in Political Science from Barnard College and her JD from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. She has served as the Endowment Director at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and also helped start the Women’s Tefillah Group at Bais Abraham. Rabbi Marianne then moved to Skokie, Illinois, became a Gabbait for the Skokie Women’s Tefillah Group, and taught Bat Mitzvah students. Rabbi Marianne is an instructor and curriculum developer for the Florence Melton Adult School of Jewish Learning and taught Tanakh at Rochelle Zelle Jewish High School. She has lectured for many Jewish organizations and synagogues, and writes a blog for the Times of Israel. Rabbi Marianne lives in Skokie with her husband Noam Stadlan and family.
Available Writings
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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#maharat10daysoftorah Purim 2022, Day 5 | Dvar Torah; Multimedia | Holidays; Video Divrei Torah | Purim; #maharat10daysoftorah | 2022/5782 |
Crowning the King | Dvar Torah | Rosh Hashana | 2018/5779 | |
Power Hour of Torah: The Pesach Edition | Multimedia; Dvar Torah | Video Divrei Torah; Panels and Discussions; Holiday | Pesach | March 23, 2021 |
The persistent ‘ism’ for Orthodox female clergy | In the News | February 16, 2021 | ||
Parshat Bo | Dvar Torah | Shemot | Bo | 2017/5777 |
Repair, Revelation and Rededication | Dvar Torah | Shemot | Terumah | 2020/5780 |
Make Our People Humble Again | Dvar Torah | Bamidbar | Beha'alotekha | 2020/5780 |
The Danger of Anger | Dvar Torah | Bamidbar | Chukat; Balak | 2020/5780 |
Fighting Fair | Dvar Torah | Bamidbar | Mattot; Mase'i | 2018/5778 |
Why is Eliyahu Invited to Our Seder? | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Pesach | 2020/5780 |
The Metzora and Pesach: A Spiritual Connection | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Pesach | 2019/5779 |
Seder Etiquette: The Ultimate Civics Lesson | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Pesach | 2017/5777 |
Chag Hakatzir, Chag Ha-bikkurim | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Shavuot | 2016/5776 |
Actualizing Loyalty | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Vayera | 2018/5779 |
Long Lost Family, Long Lost Nation, Long Lost Redemption | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Vayigash | 2017/5778 |
The Shining Face of the Kohen Gadol and Personal Forgiveness | Dvar Torah; In the News | Holiday | Rosh Hashana | 2020/5781 |
International Women's Talmud Day - Rabbi Marianne Novak | Multimedia | Video Divrei Torah | 2020/5780 | |
The Danger of Memory | In the News | October 19, 2020 | ||
Learning the Book of Job in a Pandemic | In the News | September 26, 2020 |
In the News
Title | Publication | Published |
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The persistent ‘ism’ for Orthodox female clergy | The Times of Israel Blogs | February 16, 2021 |
2020 Ushpizot | JOFA | 2020 |