Mazal Tov to Nechama Goldstein (SFW ‘12, ‘13)

Mazal Tov to Nechama Goldstein (SFW ‘12, ‘13) on her engagement to Kovi Fleischmann!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Yom Hashoa v'Hagevurah 5773

אֵ-ל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים שׁוֹכֵן בַּמְּרוֹמִים, הַמְצֵא מְנוּחָה נְכוֹנָה עַל כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה, בְּמַעֲלוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים וּטְהוֹרִים כְּזוֹהַר הָרָקִיע מַזְהִירִים אֶת כָּל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת שֶׁל שֵׁשֶׁת מִילְיוֹנֵי הַיְּהוּדִים, חַלְלֵי הַשּׁוֹאָה בְּאֵירוֹפָּה, שֶׁנֶּהֶרְגוּ, שֶׁנִּשְׁחֲטוּ, שֶׁנִּשְׂרְפוּ וְשֶׁנִּסְפּוּ עַל קִדּוּשׁ הַשֵׁם ִּידֵי הַמְרַצְּחִים הַגֶּרְמָנִים הָנַאצִים וְעוֹזְרֵיהֶם מִשְּׁאָר הֶעַמִּים. לָכֵן בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים יַסְתִּירֵם בְּסֵתֶר כְּנָפָיו לְעוֹלָמִים, וְיִצְרוֹר בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים אֶת נִשְׁמוֹתֵיהֶם, ה' הוּא נַחֲלָתָם, בְּגַן עֵדֶן תְּהֵא מְנוּחָתָם, וְיַעֶמְדוּ לְגוֹרָלָם לְקֵץ הַיָּמִין, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן

Baruch Dayan Ha'Emet: Rav Maaleh Galinsky z"l

It is with profound sadness that we inform of the passing of Rav Maaleh Galinsky z"l, Dean Emeritus of Yeshivat Sha'alvim.

Rav Galinsky was involved in almost every aspect of Sha'alvim's tremendous success for the last four decades. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations and the long-term vision of the yeshiva when Rav Yaakovson, Rav Goldsmith, Rav Felberman, Rav Turetsky, and all the other SFW Rebbaim learned there.

We at Sha'alvim for Women have another reason for hakarat hatov to Rav Galinsky: he was instrumental and tireless in his work in the founding of SFW. שלי ושלכם שלו הוא.

בלע המות לנצח ומחה ה אלוקים דמעה מעל כל פנים

The following is the obituary of Rav Galinsky z"l written in Matzav.com

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Mallen Galinsky zt”l, the charismatic and magnetic longtime dean at Yeshivas Sha’alvim. He was 77 years old.

A musmach of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yaakov Yosef (RJJ) on New York’s East Side, which he graduated in 1954, Rav Galinsky later attended Brooklyn College, received his Masters Degree in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University and did doctoral work at YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School.

Rav Galinsky was a son of Rav Yehuda Dov Galinsky zt”l, who arrived in the United States as a six-year-old from the city of Astryn, near Grodna. Rav Yehuda Dov attended Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yaakov Yosef, subsequently learning with Rav Simcha Soloveitchik (brother of Rav Chaim Soloveithik of Brisk), was rov at Cong. Anshei Toras Chessed Vezichru Toras Moshe in Manhattan, and delivered lectures at the Young Israel of Manhattan. In 1931, Rav Yehuda Dov married his wife, Leah, a daughter of Rav Ephraim Zalman Halpern, formerly chief rabbi of Denver, Colorado, and became therov of Colchester, Connecticut, where he served until 1944. In 1945, Rav Yehuda Dov was appointed as the rov of Coney Island’s Congregation Sharei Zedek-Sea Gate Sisterhood and Talmud Torah, and immediately established its Yeshiva Sharei Zedek. He was a well-known orator and radio personality on WEVD, and was instrumental in changing the religious landscape of Coney Island by raising a generation of G-d-fearing Jews. Rav Yehuda Dov passed away on 10 Shevat, 5716 (January 1956).

With the sudden petirah of his father, Rav Galinsky was called to his position as rov of Coney Island’s Congregation Sharei Zedek- Sea Gate Sisterhood and Talmud Torah and as dean of its affiliated Yeshiva Sharei Zedek.

In 1969, Rav Galinsky was asked to serve as National Associate Director of the World Zionist Organization’s Department for Torah Education and Culture American Section. He accepted the offer with the objective of increasing Israel awareness amongst American yeshiva students and heightening and extending the formal limud haTorah of American high school graduates by creating a Torah study program in Eretz Yisroel for young men and women. He stood at the cradle of what is today an exceptional and impressive phenomenon which has a lasting impact on the students and has had a profound influence upon numerous American Orthodox Jews.

Rav Galinsky, together with his brother, for many years filled the role formerly occupied by his father on WEVD radio. With his beautiful, flowery Yiddish and enchanting personality, he shared divrei Torah and hashkafah messages that profoundly impacted an untold number of Jews from across the religious - and even non-religious - spectrum. People often remarked how similar he sounded to his illustrious father.

In 1976, Rav Galinsky moved to Eretz Yisroel, answering the call to join Yeshivas Sha’alvim as dean of the yeshiva’s Institute for Overseas Students. He directed a program which became synonymous with excellence in Torah education. The rabbonim, talmidim, alumni and friends of the yeshiva often expressed their tremendous debt of hakoras hatov to Rav Galinsky for his decades of mesirus nefesh on behalf of the yeshiva and its harbotzas haTorah. Yeshivas Sha’alvim has a program for students from the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Belgium, Hungary, South Africa and Australia.

Rav Galinsky’s levaya was held on Erev Shabbos.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sonia Galinsky; his brother, Rabbi Moshe Galinsky; his sister, Mrs. Tova Klahr; and his children, R’ Yehuda Galinsky, R’ Efraim Galinsky, R’ Shimon Galinsky, R’ Eliezer Galinsky, Mrs. Sheindy Gold, Mrs. Devora Rosenbaum, and Mrs. Chana Gelfand.

S.E.M. Torah - Parshat Shmini

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!

Scenes from SFW: Nissan Tiyulim!

UPDATED with new pictures!

For the latest "Scenes from SFW", especially for some of SFW's Nissan Tiyulim, please click here! 

For more.... click here!

Shiur on Parshat Shmini

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. 

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time in Israel began this morning, March 29, 2013.

This morning, clocks moved forward to 3:00 AM.

Chag Sameach!

On behalf of everyone at Shaalvim for Women, we wish you a Chag Kasher v’Sameach!

As we celebrate zman cheiruteinu, may we all be zocheh to freedom from our own Mitzrayim / metzarim, our personal limitations in our avodat Hashem.

And, as we celebrate our national exodus, may Hashem grant personal and national salvation for all of Klal Yisrael - wherever they may be - from all of the dangers and perils in which we find ourselves: המקום ירחם עליהם ויוציאם מצרה לרוחה ומאפלה לאורה ומשעבוד לגאולה השתא בעגלא ובזמן קריב

S.E.M. Torah - Pesach

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


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!

Daylight Savings Time in Israel Begins This Friday

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time in Israel will begin this coming Friday morning, March 29, 2013.

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

Shiur on the Haggada: "Seder at the Seder"

Please click here to listen to a shiur on the Haggada entitled "Seder at the Seder" from the Menahel, Rav Yamin Goldsmith

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

S.E.M. Torah - Parshat Tzav

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 the Haggada

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

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

Mazal Tov to Eliana Zelman (Hollander) (SFW ‘08 ‘09)!

Mazal Tov to Eliana Zelman (Hollander) (SFW ‘08 ‘09) and her husband on the birth of a baby boy!

שיזכו לגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Pesach “Tele-Conference” Shiurim for Alumni

We are thrilled this year to once again offer a series of Pesach “Tele-Conference” shiurim to our alumni around the world!

Please join us for the following shiurim (see below for call-in instructions):

Monday, March 18^th

Rabbi Baruch Felberman: “Pesach Themes in the Writings of the Slonimer Rebbe”

Israel: 2:30 PM
Johannesburg: 2:30 PM
London: 12:30 PM
New York: 8:30 AM
Chicago: 7:30 AM
Los Angeles: 5:30 AM

Wednesday, March 20^th / Thursday March 21^st

Rabbi Yamin Goldsmith: “Passover or Pesach?”

Israel: 5:00 AM (Thursday)

Johannesburg: 5:00 AM (Thursday)

London: 3:00 AM (Thursday)
New York: 11:00 PM (Wednesday)
Chicago: 10:00 PM (Wednesday)
Los Angeles: 8:00 PM (Wednesday)

Thursday, March 21st / Friday March 22^nd

Rabbi Gershon Turetsky: “Review of Hilchot Chol Hamoed + All New Haggadah Insights”

Israel : 2:00 AM (Friday)

Johannesburg: 2:00 AM (Friday)
London: 12:00 AM (Friday)
New York: 8:00 PM (Thursday)
Chicago: 7:00 PM (Thursday)
Los Angeles: 8:00 PM (Thursday)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN TO THE CONFERENCE CALL:

To participate in the conference call, please follow these instructions….

Conference Dial-in Number:

From Israel: 076-599-0100

From the USA: 559-546-1301
From Canada: 559-546-1333

From the UK: 784-843-2915 (NOTE: This is a mobile dial-in number. Please check with your phone provider for mobile calling rates.)

From South Africa: 87-825-0140

From Australia: 1-300-781-250

When prompted, for the Access Code, press 966023 followed by the # key.

After that, you’re in!

Please press *6 to mute your line. Press *6 again to un-mute the line.

We’re looking forward to learning with you!

S.E.M. Torah - Vayikra 5773

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 Vayikra

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 the Haggada

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

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

Scene's from SFW: Pre-Pesach Yom Iyun and Matza Baking

For the latest "Scenes from SFW", especially for SFW's Pre-Pesach Yim Iyun and Matza Baking, please click here!

For more.... click here!

Essay on Equality in Sharing the Burden

Please click here to read a summary of a sicha (translated into English) by the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a and translated by Rabbi Reuven Ungar. 

The topic of the sicha relates to a crucial topic in today's current events in Israel, "Equality in Sharing the Burden."

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

Scenes from SFW!

For the latest "Scenes from SFW", please click here!

For more.... click here!

Shiur on Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei

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 - Vayakhel-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!

SFW at the Jerusalem Marathon

Many of our students took part in Jerusalem’s 3rd Annual Marathon this Friday. Some ran 5K, some 10K and some a full marathon - all were winners in our eyes!

They braved the Jerusalem sun to raise money and awareness for various tzedaka and chessed organizations such as Team Yachad and Team Butterfly, Yachad, Aleh, HASC, Shalva, Chai Lifeline and others!

Kol Hakavod! Keep up the amazing work!

Shiur on Parshat Ki Tisa

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

For other shiurim at SFW, please click here