Featured News of 2019

Josefin Dolsten. “10 Years After the Founding of the First Orthodox School to Train Female Clergy, What’s Actually Changed?” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 17 December 2019.

Kohl Finegold, Rabba Rachel. “The Rabbinic Intrapreneur.” eJewish Philanthropy, 4 December 2019.

Lewis, Barbara. “Jenna Englender’s Joys of Judaism.” The Jewish News, 28 November 2019.

Weissman, Cyd. “Collaboration Across Difference: An Innovation Power Tool.“ eJewish Philanthropy, 25 November 2019.

Wall, Alix. “Long-Awaited Boichik Bagels to Open Friday in Berkeley, Will Be Kosher.” The Jewish News of Northern California, 25 November 2019.

Blady, Rabbi Rebecca. “From Brooklyn to Berlin, Undeterred by Fear.” The New York Jewish Week, 16 October 2019.

Rocker, Simon. “Second Orthodox Woman Rabbi Takes Teaching Role in London.” The JC, 8 October 2019.

Amsellem, Rabbi Wendy and Moskowitz, Rabbi Mike. “Our Father, Our King: Divine Masculinity on Rosh Hashanah.” Blogs @ Brandeis University, 26 September 2019.

eJewish Philanthropy. “Slingshot Publishes New Resource Money, Power, and Gender: A Guide to Funding With a Gender Lens.” eJewish Philanthropy, 24 September 2019.

The Hadassah Foundation. “The Hadassah Foundation Awards $500,000 to Organizations Changing What is Possible for Women and Girls.” Hadassah News Room, 5 September 2019.

Oppenheim, Oren. “South Philly’s Historic Jewish Community Is Growing. She Opened a New Synagogue to Serve It.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 August 2019.

Bochner, Rea. “CBTBI Rabbi Schoenfeld Celebrates as Her Sister Also Becomes a Rabbi.” Jewish Community Voice. 8 August 2019.

Goloskov, Shani. “A Uniquely Jewish Family.” Baltimore Jewish Time, 12 July 2019.

Kohl Finegold, Rabba Rachel. “I Am an Orthodox Clergywoman, And I Am Changing My Title.” The Forward, 27 June 2019.

The Jewish Federation. “Jay’s 4 Questions: A Conversation With Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn.” The Jewish Federation of Greater LA, 19 June 2019.

Sarna, Rabbanit Leah. “My Chicago Synagogue Was Firebombed — But We’re Not Leaving.” The Atlantic, 20 May 2019.

Lubitz, Rachel. “Meet the Orthodox Jewish Millennials Who Wear Wigs on Their Own Terms.” Refinery 29, 17 May 2019.

Freidson, Yael. “הרבניות עותרות לבג”ץ: תנו לנו להיבחן לרבנות.” Ynet, 16 April 2019.

Lipman, Steve. “Westchester Rabbi Holds Interfaith Service for Trebek.” The Jewish Week, 19 March 2019.

Wall, Alix. “Free Kosher Certifying Group Launches in East Bay.” The Jewish News of Northern California, 5 March 2019.

Ezra, Guy. “שתי רבניות סרוגות יוסמכו למורות הלכה.” Srugim, 2 March 2019.

Schischa, Rebecca. “Meet the Rabbas.” The JC, 21 February 2019.

Zighelboim, Selah Maya. “Rabbanit to Launch South Philadelphia Shtiebel.” Jewish Exponent, 7 February 2019.

Czarkowska, Natalia. “ADAR ALEPH 5779 – BASE BERLIN — Rebecca Blady, Germany.” Yesod Europe, February 2019.

Boorstein, Michelle. “A Bat Mitzvah Girl Debuts a New Way for Blind Jews to Participate in an Ancient Tradition.” Washington Post, 14 January 2019.