Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Shana Tova from Sha’alvim for Women


We wish you and your family a growth-filled Shana Tova that brings only health and spiritual and personal growth with peace for all of Klal Yisrael.

G-d willing this will be the year where we as a nation experience true inner and outer peace, an in-gathering of the exiles, and the release of Gilad Schalit and all other prisoners.


יְהִי רָצון מִלְפָניך ה' אֱלוקֵינו ואֱלקֵי אַבותֵינו שֶׁתְּהֵא הַשָּׁנָה הַזֹּאת הַבָּאָה עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל קֵץ וְתַכְלִית לְשָׁבֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעֵת סוֹף לְגָלוּתֵנוּ ולְאֶבלֵינו וְאֲחַרִית טוב לִימֵי עָנְיֵנו ומְרודֵנו...
- מתוך הסליחות לערב ראש השנה

Scenes from SFW: Table to Table






Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Daylight Savings Time in Israel Ending



Reminder: Daylight Savings in Israel will end this coming Sunday morning, October 2, 2011.


On Motzaei Shabbat at 2:00 AM, clocks will move backward to 1:00 AM.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Scenes from SFW




Mazal Tov to Leora Berenblut (SFW ‘09)!


Mazal Tov to Leora Berenblut (SFW ‘09) on her engagement to David Unsdorfer

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Chanie Feldman (SFW ‘06)!


Mazal Tov to Chanie Feldman (SFW ‘06) on her engagement to Jeremy Gelbart.


שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Shiur on Parshat Netzavim-Vayelech

Please click here to listen to a shiur on the parsha (in Hebrew) from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a


For other shiurim at Sha’alvim, please click here.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Upcoming Alumni Shiur….


Join SFW alumni for a shiur with our teacher, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag this Motzei Shabbat, Parshat Ki Tavo, September 17th 

Topic :  ‘Making sense out of Selichot’

Refreshments will be at 9:00 PM and the shiur will begin at 9:30 PM.  

The shiur will take place at the home of Sara Malka Cohen (SFW ’11), 15 Revonah Circle in Stamford, CT.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Shiur on Parshat Ki Tavo


Please click here to listen to a shiur on the parsha (in Hebrew) from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a


For other shiurim at Sha’alvim, please click here. 

Monday, September 12, 2011

SFW Faculty Highlight: Rabbi Yakov Haber


At Sha’alvim for Women, we are very proud of our incredible faculty. From time to time on the blog, we highlight some of these SFW tremendous mechanchim and mechanchot.




Rabbi Yakov Haber is known for the clarity of presentation and dynamic teaching style that he brings to his in-depth halacha shiurim. An enthusiastic educator, he comes to SFW with a decade of expertise in high-level Torah education at Yeshiva University: as a rebbe in YU´s Stone Beit Midrash Program; as coordinator of the practical halacha learning program at RIETS; and as a teacher of Halacha, Jewish thought, and prayer at Stern College for Women. After learning at Israel´s Yeshivat Kerem B´Yavneh and pursuing a master's degree in Computer Science, he was a fellow at YU´s prestigious and challenging Gruss Kollel Elyon. Rabbi Haber, his wife and children made aliya in 2007 and live in Ramat Beit Shemesh.


To view other SFW Faculty Highlights, please click here or click on the following links to learn more about SFW's wonderful faculty and administration!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Shiur on Parshat Ki Teitzei



Please click here to listen to a shiur on the parsha (in Hebrew) from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a



For other shiurim at Sha’alvim, please click here.





Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Welcome SFW Class of 5772!


Today we had the zechut to welcome the 77 young women of the SFW Class of 5772! These wonderful young women, eager to learn and grow, hail from all around the globe - from Atlanta and Chicago to Denver and Hollywood; from Manchester and La Jolla to London and Memphis! They joined the 14 fantastic girls from last year's class who have returned to learn at SFW for Shana Bet!

We are eager to begin learning with them... and from them!

B’hatzlacha for a year of spiritual success, personal growth and shalom al Yisrael!



Mazal Tov to Debbie Stahler (SFW ‘09)!


Mazal Tov to Debbie Stahler (SFW ‘09) on her engagement to Yosef Weg

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Jessica Bruder (SFW ‘08)!


Mazal Tov to Jessica Bruder (SFW ‘08) on her engagement to Daniel Sultan

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Lisa Mogil (SFW ‘08)!


Mazal Tov to Lisa Mogil (SFW ‘08) on her engagement to Johnny Fruchter

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Mazal Tov to Yosefa Fogel (SFW ’05 and Madricha)!

Mazal Tov to Yosefa Fogel (SFW ’05 and Madricha) on her marriage to Zevi Wruble

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Rachel Grauer (SFW ‘06)!


Mazal Tov to Rachel Grauer (SFW ‘06) on her engagement to Ezra Obstfeld

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Mazal Tov to Miryam Sandler (SFW ‘07)!

Mazal Tov to Miryam Sandler (SFW ‘07) on her marriage to Baruch Cohen

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Shiur on Parshat Shoftim

Please click below to read to a shiur on the parsha (in Hebrew) from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a

For other shiurim at Sha’alvim, please click here.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Mazal tov to Talia Siscovick (Abadi) (SFW ’05)!

Mazal tov to Talia Siscovick (Abadi) (SFW ’05) and her husband and family on the birth of twins: a boy and a girl


שיזכו לגדלם לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal Tov to Caren Abitbol (SFW ’05)!

Mazal Tov to Caren Abitbol (SFW ’05) on her marriage to Dani Waintraub

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

For other announcements see the scrolling list on our homepage or click here