Wednesdays, November 1-15 (3 sessions)
Noon Eastern | 9am Pacific
One hour and 15 minutes per session
In this mini-course we will get acquainted with a pioneering new book, Dabri Torah: Israeli Women Interpret the Torah, published in Jerusalem in the last two years. This is the first book in Hebrew that includes women's commentary to all the Torah portions. About 200 Israeli Jewish women of different backgrounds and religious affiliations contributed to the projects.
There are three different genres of commentary included in Dabri Torah: daughters of Rashi, deeper meaning and poetry. We will read and discuss some of the texts from each of the genres.
Hebrew reading knowledge is not required.
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Taught By:
Rabbi Alona Lisitsa teaches Rabbinic texts, Talmud, Halakha, and Liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, and is a director of rabbinic internship and mentoring for Israeli Rabbinic program. She has a Ph.D in Talmud and ancient texts from Tel Aviv University, and is a former rabbi of Kibbutz Yahel. She was a first Reform female rabbi in Israel to join a religious council. Rabbi Lisitsa
She is a co-editor of Parashat haMayim: Immersion in Water as an Opportunity for Renewal and Spiritual Growth as well as Drishat Shalom: Torah Commentaries by Israeli Reform Rabbis, and a new Israeli Reform siddur, Tefilat haAdam.
Recently, Rabbi Lisitsa has edited Dabri Torah: Israeli Women Interpret the Torah, published by HUC-JIR and Carmel Publishing House. Rabbi Lisitsa is a sponsoring rabbi for the Eurpean Beit Din for conversions in Spain and Portugal.