Did she have a dilemma about coming to midrasha this year, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? “My parents were definitely concerned about how this year would end up looking,” she said.

The theme of the evening, organized by the Midrasha in Manhattan organization, was Israeli and Jewish identity in the diaspora. One leader of the session, Israeli-born novelist Ruby Namdar ...

The Ein Prat Midrasha, a coed seminary situated in the town of Alon overlooking the Dead Sea, has made it its mission to bring young Israeli Jews of all backgrounds to study together under the ...

The secular-religious Midrasha Ein Prat, a post-military Jewish studies academy in the Judean Desert, announced an initiative on Tuesday to add a new holiday to the Jewish calendar: “Ten Days of ...

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Rambam and Rashi provide two fundamental interpretations of the mishna (Avot 1:15) which are fundamental to this notion of how we are supposed to take the midrasha/yeshiva experience with us ...

Gerri Kaplan, at right, principal of the Midrasha religious school and organizer of the women’s Shabbat, gathers the children to sing a song on the bima at Temple Israel. Jane Messinger holds a ...

In the play we meet Naomi, the daughter of the much respected orthodox Dayan, Rabbi Hess, who arrives at Safed and joins a midrasha- an institute of Jewish studies for women. Naomi recently lost ...

Children of Eden is a sweeping musical that brings the stories of Genesis to life. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the renowned composer behind hits like Wicked and Godspell, the ...

This year, that assumption changed. I’m currently spending a year studying at Ein HaNatziv, a midrasha, or Israeli religious seminary for post-high school women, that is known for being feminist ...