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NISHMAT’S

Women’s Learning Initiative

Nishmat, the Jeanie Schottenstein Center Nishmat’s three-week Summer Program Hadassah, a teacher in the Rabbinical
for Advanced Torah Study for Women in is a shining star in the WLI’s calendar. Council of America’s conversion
Jerusalem, has outstanding short-term Planned for July 5th through July 26, program housed in Kehilath Jeshurun in
Torah learning opportunities for women of 2019, students will enjoy stimulating and Manhattan, came to study in Nishmat’s
all ages and backgrounds. inspiring classes, trips throughout Eretz Summer Program last summer with one
Yisrael, extracurricular activities and
The Women’s Learning Initiative (WLI), Shabbatonim. of her conversion students. Two mother-
a division of Nishmat’s Alisa Flatow daughter pairs took advantage of the
Programs, offers weekly text study classes The theme, “Power, Leadership and opportunity to take a Torah vacation and
in addition to Study Days several times Responsibility” will focus on the burning strengthen their relationship through text
a year. The popular “Seminar of Jewish spiritual, religious, and political issues of study.
Thought,” to be held January 6-10, 2019, our time. Students will examine Jewish
sources that explore the differences
will focus on “Avodat Hashem and Ethics between power and authority, maintaining “The best part of my summer was having
in Society: Serving G-d and Helping Each our integrity in the midst of abuses of the opportunity to learn at Nishmat with
Other.” power, and exercising our personal power my mom,” said Gabi Agus of New York.
responsibly.
Lecturers will explore compelling topics Another Summer Program student,
related to medical ethics, allocation of Summer Program students come from a Amanda Dryer, came to Nishmat after her
resources, and equality in education. wide spectrum of backgrounds and have mentors, Rabbi Mark and Jill Wildes of
Each day, specific lecturers will focus the opportunity to bond through inspiring the Manhattan Jewish Experience, told her
the material through a personal lens, a chevruta (study partner) learning as they she was ready to take the next step in her
communal lens, and that of society. delve into the depths of text study. learning.

“I am so happy I attended Nishmat’s Seminar of Jewish Thought. I “I came to Nishmat and it was an amazing experience because
appreciated that all the lectures were given in English and that the I was paired up with an incredible chevruta. Most of my study
integration of text material was on a level I could follow. I found partners on the Upper West Side are people my age because the
all the teachers to be knowledgeable, dynamic, interesting and organization I’m part of is for people in their 20s and 30s. My
inspiring. I learned a great deal, came away with much to think chevruta here happens to be a lot older than me, but we were just
about and a decision to continue going to classes at Nishmat on able to connect through the text and through the Torah, on an
a regular basis. I am most grateful to you for the motivation and entirely different level.”
inspiration I have gained during the course of this week.”
(Amanda Dryer, New York)
(Marilyn Goldstein, Philadelphia)

To find out more about the Women's Learning Initiative or to register for the
Summer Program, visit www.nishmat.net or write to office@nishmat.net.