Last week, we celebrated the yartzeit of our dear Posek, Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin z"l.
Rabbi Sperling spoke of Rabbi Henkin's greatness in Torah, which he acquired through great effort and diligence and through constant involvement in Torah study at every single moment.
As someone who did not study for years in a certain yeshiva except with his great-grandfather Rabbi Henkin z"l, his way of learning was very innovative and without 'preconceived ideas' about how certain issues 'should' be studied. Besides for being a Torah giant, Rabbi Henkin was dedicated to "ma'aseh", action. His Torah was connected to piskei halacha, to the connection of the Torah from above with the world below. The Rabbi and Rabbanit made aliyah to Beit Shean to contribute to Am Yisrael and later founded the midrasha to meet the great need of the generation for Torah study for women.
Rav Sperling read from Rabbi Henkin's powerful introduction to one section of his responsa, Shu"t Bnei Banim, in which he lays out his learning process when answering halachic questions. A process full of thought, creativity, meticulousness, full awareness of the world we live in, and immense humility.
*Video in Hebrew*
Is the mitzvah of the Chanukiah in the preparation or the actual lighting? 🤔 The Gemara (Shabbat 21b) teaches that while the actual lighting is the mitzvah, the preparation also plays a crucial role in the lighting process. Watch Nishmat Dean Rabbanit Atara Eis offer one explanation why the Gemara bothered to record the "underdog" opinion that the preparation matters. 🕎💫 #ChanukahLight #Mitzvah #Gemara #JewishWisdom #Nishmat
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💐🎓 This Thursday, we are thrilled to honor the 26 extraordinary women from across the Diaspora who graduated from the Miriam Glaubach Center’s U.S. Yoatzot Halacha Fellow Program in the years 2017-2023.
Watch the video below to hear some of their inspiring reflections on supporting women’s health and halacha.
✨ Celebrate their impactful contributions to Am Yisrael and learn more on the website https://buff.ly/3Cftp55
Nishmat's Yoatzot Halacha
Liba - Shana Ba'aretz at Nishmat Zman Elul Recap
🌟Liba’s Zman Elul was full of Torah learning, activities and adventures! If you want to join us next year, message us or email [email protected] for more information.
Nishmat Summer Torah Mission 2024 - Week 3 Recap
We wrapped up the Nishmat Summer Torah Mission with one last week of Torah learning, volunteering, speakers and tiyulim. If you can’t wait to come next year, sign up to be the first to know when Summer Program 2025 is announced! https://nishmat.net/summer-2025-interest/
What a packed week we had during the first week of the Nishmat Summer Torah Mission!
✨ You can still join us for weeks 2 and 3!
🗓️ Full schedule: https://nishmat.net/summer-institute/summer-class-schedule-israel/
🎤 Come hear one of our world-renowned upcoming speakers https://nishmat.net/summer-program-guest-speakers-2024/
Prof. Moshe Koppel, Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon, Meira Fisher, Abbey Wolin, Aleeza Ben Shalom, Tzipora Piltz, Rabbanit Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel, Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer
Learn Tanach, Halacha and Talmud classes at your level from some of the best Torah teachers in Jerusalem!
You can also join for volunteering, tiyulim and even a Shabbaton!
Rabbanit Atara Eis, Associate Dean of International Affairs, speaks about Nishmat’s Staff day in the Gaza envelope. Nishmat staff members first went to Sderot to hear the moving story of Rav Chaim Sasi, a Hatzalah volunteer who courageously saved lives on October 7th and got severely injured. Then we visited the site of the Nova Festival massacre where the female staff members sang, prayed and heard stories from two local musicians. We concluded the day at the beautiful new mikvah שבע עלמות - מרחב להתחדשות נשית in Sderot .
It was a moving and meaningful day. May we only hear good news for Am Israel.
Happy Shavuot from Nishmat
Asking Nishmat teachers what does Matan Torah mean to you?
Aleeza Ben Shalom is joining Nishmat's Summer Torah Mission!
We’re thrilled to announce that Aleeza Ben Shalom, best known from Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaker, will be joining Nishmat's Torah Mission this Summer! 🌸✨
Aleeza will be joining us from July 21st to the 25th for the third week. The whole program runs for three weeks from July 4th-25th.
You can register for one, two, or all three weeks, and enjoy a mix of learning, volunteering, and trips around Israel. 📚👭🇮🇱
Check out the schedule and register now!
Use code BenShalom10 for a discount.
Link in bio or visit the link below!
🔗 https://nishmat.net/programs/summer2024/
Natan Sharansky recently came to Nishmat to speak to students about his experience as a Refusenik fighting for the rights of Soviet Jewry. He concluded his speech with this particularly powerful anecdote about visiting the Lefortovo Prison a decade after he was imprisoned there - about the impact that a small group of committed Jews made to the downfall of the Soviet Union.
