Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi
Wednesday December 11 at 8:0 p.m.
Location: Jerusalem Great Synagogue
Preparing for 10 b’Tevet
Cost: NIS 25
Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi is one of the most prominent of the popular spiritual female leaders in Israel. A graduate of Hebrew University School of Law and qualified to represent clients before rabbinical courts, she teaches about Jewish tradition and the weekly Torah portion all over the country. Thousands of women are on her mailing list. She recently published a new book which is a woman’s view on the weekly Torah portion.
Rebbitzen Tziporah Heller
Wednesday December 18 at 8:00 pm
Location: OU Israel Center
Bringing Power and Passion of Torah into our Lives
Cost: NIS 25
Rebbitzen Tziporah Heller is known around the world as an outstanding scholar of Jewish studies and a gifted lecturer. She has been a full-time faculty member of Neve Yerushalayim College in Jerusalem since 1980. Her areas of expertise include textual analysis of Biblical literature and Jewish philosophy with an emphasis on the teachings of Maimonides and Maharal. She is also particularly well known for her courses devoted to the role of women in Judaism and analyses of the lives of women in the Bible.
Rama Burshtein
Wednesday December 25 at 8:00 p.m.
Location: OU Israel Center
Finding the Opportunities that Seem Hidden
Cost: NIS 25 (members), NIS 30 (non-members)
Reservations are mandatory. 02-560-9100. Space is limited
Rama Burshtein is the award winding Director and producer of “Fill the Void.” According to Emily Wax in The Washington Post, Burshtein is “the first ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman to write and direct a feature-length film for a general audience — a notable achievement, since her highly insular community typically forbids watching secular television and movies. “Fill the Void” . . . is also one of a small number of films to focus on an Orthodox religious community from within.”
Mrs. Lori Palatnik
Sunday December 29 at 8:00 p.m.
Location: OU Israel Center
Testing 1-2-3: How to Pass Life’s Challenges with Flying Colors
Cost: NIS 25
Lori Palatnik who was born in Toronto is a Jewish outreach educator, public speaker, and author. She is the founding director of the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project which brought nearly 2,000 women to Israel between 2009 and 2012. She has a weekly blog on www.aish.com