They’re Here. The Newest Women* Torah Leaders of the Jewish Community

HerTorah: A Celebration of New 2023 Torah Leaders!

Join us in celebrating + learning from the newest women* clergy, educators, and cantors from across the Jewish community!

Co-Hosted by The Covenant Foundation, The Aviv Foundation, Jewish Women’s Archive, NCJW, Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta, Elluminate, Gender Equity In Hiring Project, WRJ, JWI, Hadassah Foundation

We are SO excited to celebrated the newest women* Jewish spiritual leaders!

SVIVAH, The Covenant Foundation, The Aviv Foundation, Jewish Women’s Archive, NCJW, Gender Equity in Hiring Project, WRJ, Elluminate, Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta, JWI, Hadassah Foundation are all hosting this special virtual celebration!

RSVP for Zoom Link Here

HerTorah Celebrating New Leaders 7.17.23

 Please join us on Monday 7/17 as we celebrate the new female musmakhot/ordained clergy, cantors, and educators of 5783!

We have invited the recent graduates of all schools of ordination and Jewish educator from across the Jewish community to celebrate these amazing women* who have chosen to dedicate themselves to Torah and Jewish leadership.

We want these new colleagues to know each other and learn each other’s Torah.
We want the larger Jewish community to know their names, where to find them, and how to learn from them in the years ahead.

We want to celebrate your decision to step into a role of Jewish communal leadership.

We want these new Jewish leaders to feel supported in their chosen path right from the very start.

 Come join us to meet these phenomenal graduates, celebrate them, and learn from them.

Monday, July 17th at 8:00-9:00pm ET

 We look forward to this becoming an annual tradition!

Rabbi Avigayil Halpern

Rabbi Avigayil Halpern (she/her) is a teacher writer whose work focuses on feminist and queer Torah, most recently through her newsletter project, Approaching (avigayil.substack.com). Avigayil has taught in Torah institutions and synagogues nationally and internationally, and served as the Cooperberg-Rittmaster Pastoral and Educational Intern at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in 2023. Avigayil will be ordained as a rabbi by the Hadar Institute in June, and she holds a BA in Judaic Studies from Yale University. Avigayil has completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at New York Presbyterian/Columbia, is trained as a Mikveh Guide through Rising Tide, the national network of community mikvaot, and has participated in Faith Matters' Movement Chaplaincy Training. Avigayil was selected as one of the New York Jewish Week's "36 Under 36" in 2021, and as a Vatichtov: She Writes fellow in 2022.

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Do you know a recently ordained or certified Torah leader? Please ask them to RSVP here!

www.svivah.org/hertorah-invite2023grads

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HerTorah gathers together a diverse community of Jewish women to connect over our shared heritage, explore our collective wisdom, and elevate our communal experience in learning with and from one another.

HerTorah is directed by Rabbanit Aliza Sperling, made possible in part by funds granted by The Covenant Foundation, The Aviv Foundation, and inspired by each one of us.

Grateful for the support of The Covenant Foundation

This gathering was made possible (in part) by funds granted by The Covenant Foundation. The statements made and the views expressed, however, are solely of SVIVAH.

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This gathering welcomes women* 12+ and learners of all backgrounds.

SVIVAH is dependent on the generosity of those who choose to invest in a powerful community of women. As always, cost should never be a barrier to anything SVIVAH, but if you can, please help us show respect to our speakers/facilitators for their time and expertise. www.svivah.org/donate

Questions about ZOOM or about this gathering? Email connect@svivah.org

*SVIVAH defines "Jewish woman" as anyone wishing to be included in a circle of Jewish women. If you want to be here, we want you to be here.

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