It is a sad week for women’s Torah study, with the news that the Advanced Talmudic Institute at Matan — founded 24 years ago by Rabbanit Malke Bina — is closing its doors. Matan did not confirm its reason for closing, but I suspect that the approaching sunset of one of its main funders, the Avi Chai…
A version of this post appeared in Yiddish here. Last month, New York’s central Jewish education agency changed its name, and is now celebrating its new identity with a fascinating exhibit of a fresh new Jewish artist and art educator. The exhibit, hosted by the Jewish Education Project (formerly the Board of Jewish Education of…
In the mood for clever feminist art that is at once subversive and respectful of Jewish text? Then check out Drisha’s exhibit and afternoon of performances by its Arts Fellows on Sunday at 2 p.m. Drisha, a center for advanced Torah study for women right near Lincoln Center, has a fantastic program for artists of…
There were a couple of notable things about the annual dinner held on Mother’s Day by the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. The dinner celebrated the 30th anniversary of Drisha — a small but influential center for women’s advanced Torah study where I’m concluding a year of learning as an Arts Fellow. Drisha’s currently most…
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