Is Chassidus practical for our generation?
Excerpted from an interview with R. Yoel Kahn. Translated by Hadas Gottlieb. Is it possible to say that those who learn חסידות in our...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- May 27, 2021
- 5 min
Mishna for Moms
Three things have been occupying my days over the past few months - preparing and recording the last of the forty-nine podcast episodes...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- Sep 7, 2020
- 14 min
Interview Series Episode 5: Rivky Slonim
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am a second generation Brooklynite. I grew up on Lefferts Ave, which at the time was the...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- Aug 18, 2020
- 14 min
Interview Series Episode 4: Rivky Kaplan
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got to where you are today in your learning? As long as I can remember, I’ve been...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- May 24, 2020
- 9 min
Interview Series Episode 3: Chava Green
Can you tell us a little bit about the work you are involved in now? I’m at Emory University in Atlanta. I’m in a religious studies...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- May 4, 2020
- 11 min
Interview Series Episode 2: Tonia Chazanow
When did you first get into learning Tanya? Tanya was always my first and constant love throughout my learning. When I was in middle...
846 views
Hadassah Shemtov
- Apr 28, 2020
- 8 min
Interview Series Episode 1: Mrs. Chana Ginsburg
It was 3 years ago that I met Mrs. Chana Ginsburg for the first time at a shiur she gave for us in honor of 19 Kislev. I was immediately...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
When people ask me if I'm a feminist
After hearing about my vision for Batsheva, people in the frum community often ask me, "So, are you a feminist?" I think what they mean...
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Chava Hinsey
- Dec 24, 2017
- 4 min
Why I Learn Gemara
I was in love with Feminism in college. Protests, marches, sit-ins- I was there. Somehow along the way I met an Orthodox Rabbi and my...
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Yitty Wolf
- Dec 6, 2017
- 4 min
On Being a Jew
“What does it mean that Jews are the chosen nation? Why are Jews better than anyone else?” A friend from Mayanot threw this question at...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
What We've Been Up To: Fall 2017
Batsheva Learning Center has been off to an incredible start this fall! Our new program coordinators, Chaya Green and Chanie Lieberman,...
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Hadassah Shemtov
- Sep 6, 2017
- 2 min
An Oasis of Torah in the Heart of LA
Located in the heart of Los Angeles, Maayon Yisrael was a spacious, sunny and welcoming environment for our two-week learning...
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Chana Rosa Bogart
- Sep 6, 2017
- 4 min
The Scheming Witness: Thoughts on my Time at BLC
A thin wedge in the glamorous street that is La Brea, one can almost miss it. I did, in fact. I walked buoyantly with my stroller,...
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