Mazel Tov to Diane Horwitz and family!

Mazal Tov to Diane Horwitz and her husband and family on the marriage of their son Benny to Sharon ben Naim! 

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Matza Baking and Pre-Pesach Yom Iyun with SFW!

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Shlomo Katz at SFW!

This past week has been quite difficult for all of Klal Yisrael to say the least. At SFW, we thought that an exceptional way to end this challenging week would be to have an inspiring kumzits with SHLOMO KATZ on Thursday night. And what a kumzits it was! Stories, songs, and divrei Torah touched our hearts and souls from this world-renowned singer, song-writer and Rebbe!

A most heartfelt thank you to an ANONYMOUS SFW FAMILY for sponsoring this unforgettable, inspiring evening!

Mazal tov to Mrs. Shanie Warman!

Mazal tov to Mrs. Shanie Warman and her husband and family on the birth of a baby girl, Sheva Rachel!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal tov to Michelle Elmaleh!

Mazal tov to Michelle Elmaleh and her husband and family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

 

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Mazal tov to Mrs. Mindy Hilewitz!

Mazal tov to SFW teacher, Mrs. Mindy Hilewitz, and her husband and family on the birth of a baby boy!

שיזכו להכניסו בבריתו של אברהם אבינו בזמנו ולגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

 

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Mazal tov to Tali Ifrah!

Mazal tov to our teacher and Shana Bet Rakezet Tali Ifrah and her family on the birth of a baby boy!

 שיזכו להכניסו בבריתו של אברהם אבינו בזמנו ולגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal Tov to Mrs. Avital Levy!

 

Mazal Tov to Mrs. Avital Levy and her husband and family on the engagement of their daughter!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal tov to SFW Kitchen Assistant, Mr. Guy Sorek!

Mazal tov to SFW Kitchen Assistant, Mr. Guy Sorek and his wife on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Welcome SFW Class of 5774!

Last night, we had the zechut to welcome the young women of the SFW Class of 5774! These wonderful young women, eager to learn and grow, hail from all around the globe - from Toronto to Boca, from Baltimore to Teaneck, and from London to Seattle!
They joined the 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!

 

Welcome to the Sha'alvim family!

 

 

SFW Students React to the Situation in the South

The SFW students have been responding to the situation in the south in the most beautiful, supportive and productive ways.

Some examples.......

- Tefilla: The girls are engaged in special tefillot and special Tehillim sessions which have naturally been focused on the soldiers in the I.D.F. and the people in the towns of the south who live under the constant threat of missilie attacks. 

- Round-the-Clock Learning: Many of the girls have signed up voluntarily to learn in the Beit Midrash for an hour at a time throughout the night. During the day, of course, the learning never stops at SFW. But our students wanted to ensure that the learning never stops overnight as well. Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of the wonderful girls at SFW, the lights - and the learning - never turn off in the Beit Midrash. In their merit - and in the merit of all of the learning throughout Israel and the world - we daven for a quick return of the soldiers to their homes and a safe return to normalcy for the people living in the endangered regions of the south.

- Donations for the South - Girls have been donating toys, books, etc. that will supplied to certain families and to certain bomb shelters in the south. Unfortunately, these shelters are getting a lot of use these past few weeks and children - who are especially traumatized by the missile threats, have unique needs: these donations will go a long way in making their stays there (G-d willing there will be no more), much more bearable.

- Tzedakah: money is being raised via a "goods and services" auction to be sent to neighborhoods in the south to help them fix up bomb shelters and buy new toys and supplies for the shelters. 

There is much to be proud of in the way Klal Yisrael is banding together in such wonderful ways!

G-d willing, these measures will not be needed in the very near future! 

Save the Date: Alumni Shiur in Stern

Save the Date.......

Rav Yamin Goldsmith, Menahel of SFW, will be giving a shiur at Stern College for Women iy"H on Tuesday evening, November 13, at 8:00 PM.

We hope to see you there!

Rosh Hashana at Sha'alvim

In most years, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur usually occur soon after our students’ arrival in Israel. Rather than require them to find a place in a minyan outside of SFW, we are privileged to spend the Yamim Noraim together in Yeshivat Sha’alvim. We are uplifted by the inspiring tefillot there and by the sichot and shiurim from Shaalvim’s outstanding Roshei Yeshiva and faculty. With all the meals eaten together in our own dining room and sleeping together there, all our spiritual and physical needs are met on these important days!

Our experience on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is part of a larger picture: At Shaalvim for Women, we are blessed to be a branch of – and closely connected with – Yeshivat Shaalvim. 

 

Established in 1960, Sha’alvim has more than 50 years of experience and thousands of alumni serving leadership roles throughout the world. We are the fortunate beneficiaries of that expertise and of those resources. For example, our students have unparalleled access and exposure to gedolei Torah; our Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a and S’gan Rosh Yeshiva, Harav Aryeh Hendler, deliver sichot and answer questions every week. In addition, many of our faculty – such as Harav Michael Yammer, Rav Dovid Lebor, Rav Ezra Shapiro and Rav Noam Koenigsburg teach regular shiurim at SFW.

Welcome SFW Class of 5773 (2013)!

Today we had the zechut to welcome the 76 young women of the SFW Class of 5773! These wonderful young women, eager to learn and grow, hail from all around the globe - from Chicago to Boca, from Baltimore to Teaneck, and from London to Houston! They joined the 11 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!

Annual Pink Day Worldwide

Many Sha'alvim students wore pink today - together with thousands of other people worldwide - to show support for, and learn about, young women and their families, of all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast cancer.

SFW joined Jews from a variety of communities, ages, etc. around the world - including many other seminaries in Israel - on Annual Pink Day (click here) organized by Sharsheret (click here). 

We are proud to be a part of this incredibly important cause and to support this wonderful organization!

Scenes from SFW - Tiyul to Eilat Day 2

Scenes From SFW - Tiyul to Eilat Day 1

Mazal Tov to Rav Yakov Haber and Family!

Mazal Tov to Rav Yakov Haber, Mrs. Haber and family the birth of twins, a boy, Yosef Dov, and a girl, Batsheva!

שיזכו לגדלם לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Kedma/Stern College Choir Competition

Many of our students have invested dozens of hours preparing for the Choir Competition sponsored by Kedma and Yeshiva University this coming Motzaei Shabbat.

This wonderful event raises thousands of shekalim for tzedakah and our girls have been working hard raising money and singing their hearts out!

They will be competing against many other seminaries, but, in reality, this whole event reminds us that we're all "on the same team."

No matter what happens, they’re already winners!

YU President Richard Joel Comes to SFW

Yeshiva University President Richard Joel paid a visit to SFW on Sunday to deliver an inspiring sicha on leadership and vision that Hashem requires of us since Matan Torah.

As a nationally renowned leader and gifted speaker, President Joel is uniquely qualified to talk about Jewish leadership and identity. At SFW, he spoke openly and personally about his background and the decision-making process he experienced to assume his position at YU. Prior to his current role, he served as the president and international director of Hillel and, before that, he was an assistant district attorney in New York, Deputy Chief of Appeals in Bronx, NY and an associate dean and professor of law at YU’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.