Shiur on Parshat Emor

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

Mazal tov to Lauren Sider (Genachowski) (SFW ’06, '07)!

Mazal tov to Lauren Sider (Genachowski) (SFW ’06, '07) and her family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Drisha Honors Mrs. Leora Bednarsh

We are proud to announce that the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education is honoring SFW Faculty member Mrs. Leora Bednarsh at its 33^rd Anniversary dinner on May 6^th.

At the dinner, she will be giving a shiur and speaking about her learning and teaching experiences today.

The dinner will take place on May 6 beginning at 5:00 PM at the Ramaz Upper School, 60 E. 78th St. in New York City.  For further details visit www.drisha.org.

The Spiritual State of the State - Part II

Please click below to read Part II of thoughts from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a on the Spiritual State of the State (translated from the Hebrew by Rav Reuven Ungar)

[Click here for Part I] 

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

Mazal Tov to Gabriella Maurer (SFW ‘10)!

Mazal Tov to Gabriella Maurer (SFW ‘10) on her engagement to Ariel Fine!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal tov to Mrs. Esther Grossman!

Mazal tov to Mrs. Esther Grossman and her family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Scenes from SFW - Yom Haatzmaut II

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Scenes from SFW - Yom Haatzmaut I

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Yom Haatzmaut Sameach!

אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹאֲלוֹ,
בָּרֵךְ אֶת מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, רֵאשִׁית צְמִיחַת גְּאֻלָּתֵנוּ.
הָגֵן עָלֶיהָ בְּאֶבְרַת חַסְדֶּךָ, וּפְרֹשׂ עָלֶיהָ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ,
וּשְׁלַח אוֹרְךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ לְרָאשֶׁיהָ, שָׂרֶיהָ וְיוֹעֲצֶיהָ, וְתַקְּנֵם בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּפָנֶיךָ.
חַזֵּק אֶת יְדֵי מְגִנֵּי אֶרֶץ קָדְשֵׁנוּ, וְהַנְחִילֵם אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְשׁוּעָה וַעֲטֶרֶת נִצָּחוֹן תְּעַטְּרֵם,
וְנָתַתָּ שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ, וְשִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם לְיוֹשְׁבֶיהָ.
וְאֶת אַחֵינוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
פְּקָד נָא בְּכָל אַרְצוֹת פְּזוּרֵיהֶם,
וְתוֹלִיכֵם מְהֵרָה קוֹמְמִיּוּת לְצִיּוֹן עִירֶךָ
וְלִירוּשָׁלַיִם מִשְׁכַּן שְׁמֶךָ,
כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךְ:
אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ. (דברים ל, ד)
וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ. (דברים ל, ה)
וּמָל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶךָ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ לְמַעַן חַיֶּיךָ. (דברים ל, ו)
וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ, וְלִשְׁמֹר אֶת כָּל דִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָתֶךָ,
וּשְׁלַח לָנוּ מְהֵרָה בֶּן דָּוִד מְשִׁיחַ צִדְקֶךָ, לִפְדּוֹת מְחַכֵּי קֵץ יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ.
הוֹפַע בַּהֲדַר גְּאוֹן עֻזֶּךָ עַל כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵּבֵל אַרְצֶךָ,
וְיֹאמַר כֹּל אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה בְּאַפּוֹ:
יהוה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֶלֶךְ
וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה, אָמֵן סֶלָה.

Mazal tov to Elinor Reisman (Salomon) (SFW ’08)!

Mazal tov to Elinor Reisman (Salomon) (SFW ’08) and her husband and family on the birth of a baby boy, Yosef Chaim

שיזכו לגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Sicha for Yom Hazikaron

Please click here to listen to a sicha on Yom Hazikaron (in Hebrew) from the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a

Today's Learning Dedicated by...

Today’s learning at SFW is dedicated by Mr. Michael and Mrs. Regina Koenig in memory and in the zechut of Mrs. Koenig’s father and Romy’s (SFW '12) grandfather:

 Chaim Yehuda Mayers ז"ל

תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים

Mazal tov to Aviva Matanky (Rosenbaum) (SFW ’09)!

Mazal tov to Aviva Matanky (Rosenbaum) (SFW ’09) and her family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal tov to Ariela Lustiger (Friedman) (SFW ’06)!

Mazal tov to Ariela Lustiger (Friedman) (SFW ’06) and her family on the birth of a baby girl!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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Mazal Tov to Naamah Jacobs (SFW ‘08)!

Mazal Tov to Naamah Jacobs (SFW ‘08) on her engagement to Yossi Weltman!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Gila Lerman (SFW ‘07)!

Mazal Tov to Gila Lerman (SFW ‘07) on her engagement to Natan Rosenbaum!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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Mazal Tov to Liat Segal (SFW ‘07)!

Mazal Tov to Liat Segal (SFW ‘07) on her engagement to Daniel Graber!

שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל

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The Spiritual State of The State - Part 1

Please click below to read thoughts from the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a on the Spiritual State of the State (translated from the Hebrew by Rav Reuven Ungar)

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

Yom Hashoa - Eyewitnesses to the Shoah

Today we were privileged to hear the very personal stories of two Holocaust survivors. First we heard from Mrs. Adele Judas, grandmother of Chanina Judas (SFW '12). Mrs. Judas was hidden during the war eventually being transported to Switzerland with the help of the French humanitarian organization, the OSE. Mrs. Judas' talk included the story and written works of her husband, also hidden as a child in the war. Put together, we were zocheh and to hear an inspirational story of survival and faith.

We were also privileged to hear the personal story Rebbetzin Wagner. Her daughter, Mrs. Malki Weissberg joined us as well and together they shared with us the fascinating details of Mrs. Wagner’s life growing up in Poland, escaping from a cattle car on the way to Auschwitz, finding her fiancé years after the war and rebuilding a beautiful life in the United States and in Israel. 

We were all captivated and inspired by Mrs. Judas' and Rebbetzin Wagner's personal stories.

Shiur on Parshat Shmini

From the Sha'alvim archives....

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

Scenes from SFW

Scenes from SFW.....in Nissan - Hiking Around Yerushalayim

SFW Alumni Shiur - Chol Hamoed!

SFW Alumni, please join us for a Chol Hamoed SFW alumni shiur with Rabbi Gershon Turetsky! The shiur will take place via conference call this coming Monday, April 9th at the following time:

Israel: 9:00 PM
London: 7:00 PM

New York: 2:00 PM 
Chicago: 1:00 PM
Los Angeles: 11:00 AM

For details how to call in to this conference call, please click below......!

We look forward to learning with you on Monday!

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

Mazal tov to Rav Dovid Lebor!

Mazal tov to Rav Dovid Lebor and his family on the birth of a granddaughter to Devora and Shabtai Cohen!

שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

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