Shiur on Parshat Tazria

Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the Parsha from the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a.

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

S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Tazria

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for this week.

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S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look!

Daylight Savings Time in Israel Begins Tomorrow

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time in Israel will begin this coming Friday morning, March 28, 2014.

On Friday at 2:00 AM, clocks will move forward to 3:00 AM.

S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Shemini

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for this week.

For more S.E.M. Torah, please click here.

S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look!

Shiur on Parshat Shemini

Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the Parsha from the Sgan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Michael Yammer, shlit”a.

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

Purim at SFW!

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Mazal tov to Shoshi Friedman (Moradi) (SFW ’10, '11)!

Mazal tov to Shoshi Friedman (Moradi) (SFW ’10, '11) and her husband and family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Pre-Purim Yom Iyun

We held an inspiring and informative Yom Iyun at SFW as we get ready for Purim.

Our students enjoyed shiurim by......

Rav Yakov Haber, SFW - “The Megilla: Inside-Outside” (click here)

Rav Ari Waxman, Director/Mashgiach, Yeshivat Sha’alvim - “Purim and the Power of Expansion” (click here)

Rav David Aaron, Founder and Dean of Israelight and Rosh Yeshiva, Orayta - “Purim: Secrets Behind the Mask” (click here)

Mega S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Tzav, Parshat Zachor and Purim!

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Tzav.

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Zachor.

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for Purim.

For more S.E.M. Torah, please click here.

S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look!

All Night Mishmar

With all the Adar Fun we’ve had this week, we have not forgotten the true meaning of Adar and where our true passions lie. “Regular shiurim” have been held all week (though nothing is “regular” at SFW!) and, last night, we had an All Night Mishmar. The girls learned non-stop from 8:00 PM (beginning with Rav Leibowitz's shiur) through davening k'vatikin at 5:30 AM! Kol hakavod to our all-nighters!! The girls, on their own initiative, extended our usual Thursday late-night into an all-night learning mishmar with chaburot and divrei Torah given by the girls!

 

Yasher Koach and thank you to Yael Steinberg (SFW ’14) and Kayla Zeitz (SFW ’14) for the initiative and planning! Thank you too to our staff members who joined them for all or part of the night:

Miriam Barth (SFW ’10, ‘11)

Alexis Levy (SFW ’08, ’09)

Aviva Lyons (SFW ’09)

Rav Rafi Rosenblum  

Aviah Saltzman

Melanie Simon (SFW ’10)

Dina Turk (SFW ’10, ‘11)

 

A special kol hakavod to the following girls who gave divrei Torah and Chaburot all night….

Chavivah Bluth

Chani Dubin

Jeanette Eliezer

Ellana Herbert

Tova Hirt

Rachel Hoffman

Ziona Isaacs

Aviva Lyons (Madricha)

Marissa Pollack

Laura Rubin

Kayla Safren

Zahava Schwartz

Aviva Strauss

Leora Zomick

 

A special thank you to the following girls and their families who sponsored various snacks and treats throughout the night….

- Ruthie Glass and Tamar Gross (in honor of their completion of Messilat Yesharim)

- Sara Palgon (in memory of her grandfather Michael Meir ben Yaakov Mordechai)

- David and Gittel Rubin (in honor of Laura’s birthday)

- Kayla Safren (in honor of her birthday)

- Zahava Schwartz (Leilui Nishmat נעמי עטרה בת הרב יקותיאל הלוי and אליעזר בן יחיאל)

- Reeve and Caron Serman (in honor of the wonderful teachers at SFW: You inspire our daughters everyday by the example you set.)


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Rav Aryeh Leibowitz at SFW

On Thursday nights, we are privileged to host Sha'alvim's Rosh Yeshiva or another member of the greater Sha'alvim faculty for a weekly "Sichat Ram'im." This week we were privileged to welcome Rav Aryeh Leibowitz. Rav Leibowitz discussed perspectives on tefilla.

 

Please click here to listen to the shiur.

S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Vayikra

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for this week from Mrs. Nili Turetsky.

For more S.E.M. Torah, please click here.

S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look!

Shiur on Adar

Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the true  meaning of simcha from the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a.

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

Shiur on Parshat Vayikra

Please click here to listen to a shiur on Parshat Vayikra from SFW's Menahel, Rav Yamin Goldsmith.

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

S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Pekudei

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for this week.

For more S.E.M. Torah, please click here.

S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look!

Shiur on Parshat Pekudei

Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the Parsha from the Sgan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Michael Yammer, shlit”a.

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

Shiur on Parshat Pekudei

Please click here to listen to a shiur on Parshat Pekudei from SFW's Menahel, Rav Yamin Goldsmith.

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

Mazal tov to Chava Schultz (Rubin) (SFW ’08, '09)!

Mazal tov to Chava Schultz (Rubin) (SFW '08, ’09) and her husband Aaron Schultz (YS '07) on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal Tov to Estie Hirt (SFW ‘10)

 

Mazal Tov to Estie Hirt (SFW ‘10) on her marriage to Evan Rottenstreich (YS '10, '11)!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Tiyul to the South!

We had an absolutely amazing time on our tiyul to the South this past week!

From Nachal Gov to the crocodiles and from Kibbutz Ketura and Mount Tzefachot to the Eilat scenery (and let’s not forget the snorkeling, the boating, etc.) we had an outstanding time bonding with each other and enjoying the outstanding views of Eilat and its environs. In the evenings, we enjoyed the enlightening sichot of Rav Yamin Goldsmith and Rav Baruch Felberman and a scrumptious barbecue!

 

 

The “can-do” attitude, the positive outlooks and the wonderful middot of the girls as a whole continues to impress all of us.

All in all, we had a wonderful time enjoying Hashem’s land and each other's company!

 

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Shiur on Parshat Vayakhel

Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the Parsha from the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a.

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

Shiur on Parshat Vayakhel

Please click here to listen to a shiur on Parshat Vayakhel from SFW's Menahel, Rav Yamin Goldsmith.

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

S.E.M. Torah for Parshat Vayakhel

Please click here to listen to S.E.M. Torah for this week.

For more S.E.M. Torah, please click here.

S.E.M. Torah is a series of brief divrei Torah delivered by various members of the faculty of Sha’alvim for Women.

S.E.M. stands (good-humoredly) for "Squeezing Every Minute" and represents an important philosophy at SFW: every minute counts and every minute can be used productively. Torah must be learned deeply and profoundly on the highest levels possible. However, even when you find that you have only a few moments, we believe that opportunities -like listening to this S.E.M. Torah - are always available…. if you know where to look.

Mazal Tov to Tobi Siebzener (SFW ‘12)!

 

Mazal Tov to Tobi Siebzener (SFW ‘12) on her engagement to Tzvi Kost!

 

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

 

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Mazal Tov to Shana Wagner (SFW ‘12)!

 

Mazal Tov to Shana Wagner (SFW ‘12) on her engagement to Oren Leben!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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