(12) Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber: Pioneering the women’s Talmud revolution
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Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber is the founder of Hadran, advancing Talmud study and Daf
Yomi for women. Michelle studied Talmud at Bar Ilan University and at Midreshet
Lindenbaum Scholars’ Programme. She’s taught gemara and halacha in Pelech Jerusalem,
Midreshset Lindenbaum and Matan Hasharon. Together with her husband, she founded and
leads Kehilat Netivot in Ra’anana where they live with their 5 children.
We discuss how the anchor of Daf Yomi kept her going through the traumas we’ve been
through as a people, why she focuses on women learning Talmud rather than Tanach, and
how, while peers left studying for teaching, she continued to invest in her own learning until
she judged the right time to move to teaching, and the difference that’s made for her and for
others.
Links:
Women's Gallery Episode with Dr. Rachel Levmore
LSJS Masters Degree in Jewish Education: lsjs.ac.uk/ma
The Iyun Programme: Advanced Halacha Learning for Women: lsjs.ac.uk/iyun
Unlocking Talmud: lsjs.ac.uk/talmud
Unpacking Parasha: In-depth, text based learning for women: lsjs.ac.uk/parasha
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