Lindenbaum Family
 
 
 
The Aviv Foundation
 
 
 
The Jim Joseph Foundation
 
 
 
Anonymous
 
 
 
Ann & Jeremy Pava
 
 
 
Marilyn and James Simons
 
 
 
Zelda R. Stern
 
 
 
The Belz Family Foundation
 
 
 
Crown Family Philanthropies
 
 
 
Abbie & Moshe Greenberg
 
 
 
The Covenant Foundation
 
 
 
Ariel Groveman Weiner & Josh Weiner
 
 
 
Anonymous
 
 
 
Jan & Andy Groveman
 
 
 
Hadassah Foundation
 
 
 
Ambassador Alfred Moses
 
 
 
Abigail & Shai Tambor
 
 
 
The Maimonides Fund
 
 
 
Wexner Foundation
 
 
 
Rella Feldman
 
 
 
Phyllis Hammer
 
 
 
Nancy Spielberg Katz and Shimon Katz
 
 
  Elena Neuman Lefkowitz
and Jay Lefkowitz
 
 
 
Rabbanit Gloria and Burton Nusbacher
 
 
 
Lisa and David Pulver
 
 
 Daniela Bellows Schreiber
and Laurence Schreiber
 
 
 
 Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler
and Rabbi Dr. Dan Smokler
 
 
 
Carol and Irv Smokler
 
 
 
Harriet Kaplan Suvall and Marc Suvall
 
 
The Max, Malie,
Dr. Leonard and Bernice Laub
  Family Foundation
 
 
 
The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation
 
 
 
The Kaylie Family Foundation
 
 
 
Daniella Fuchs and Jeffrey Wechselblatt
 
 
 
Tamar and Abe Eisenstat
 
 
  Josh Goldberg and Rochelle
and Leo Goldeberg
 
 
 
Linda Mirels
 
Mazal Tov to all the musmakhot.
 
To my dear friend and chavrusa, Tanya --
may the light of your Torah illuminate the world.
 
My heart is bursting with joy for you.
 
Rabbanit Gloria Nusbacher
 
 
 
 
Atara Miller and Rabbi Benjamin Shiller
 
 
 
Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Josh Abraham
 
 
 
Carylon Foundation
 
 
 
Ethan Davidson
 
 
Mazal Tov to everyone at
Yeshivat Maharat.
 
Jennifer and Ari Feldman
 
 
 
Faye and Hartley Koschitzky
 
 
 
Alexandra Leichter
 
 
 
Shari and Nathan Lindenbaum
 
 
Carol Kaufman Newman
& Mel Newman
 
Mazal Tov to all the musmakhot!
 
May your Torah and leadership lift up
all of Klal Yisrael.
 
A special yashar kokhekh to my friend
and colleague, Tanya Farber.
 
Rabbi Marianne Novak
 
 
 
Elisa and Alan Pines
 
 
 
Elisa and Alan Pines
 
 
 
Elisa and Alan Pines
 
 
 
Adina Poupko
 
 
 
Lamelle and Rob Ryman
 
 
Mazal Tov to everyone
at Yeshivat Maharat
 
Erica and Rob Schwartz
Beth and Kuty Shalev
 
 
 
Toby and Rabbi Avi Weiss
Ilana and Daniel Benson

Jen Pepper and Jed Bergman
Gail Katz and Mayer Bick

Daniele Spira Bleier and Steven Bleier
Robin and Allen Bodner

Rabbi Angela and James Buchdahl
Dr. Esther Altmann and Richard Cantor

Dr. David Fassler
Adina and Steven Fredman

Sally Gottesman
Julie and Adam Groveman

Melanie and Dr. Mervyn Hurwitz
Mazal tov to the graduates,
especially to my chevruta, Lisa
and the kollel superwomen,
and to my BMP partner Tanya.
 
Your Torah will illuminate our world.
 
Rabbanit Aliza Sperling and Josh Milner

Rabbi Lila Kagedan
David Kanowitz

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Sheila E. Klein

Legacy Heritage/Project Accelerate
Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue

Dr. Valerie Altmann and Daniel Perla
Mazal Tov to everyone
at Yeshivat Maharat.
 
Renée and Joe Septimus

Dear Liz,
חכמת נשים בנתה ביתה
We think you are absolutely cool
and totally awesome.
 
Love,
Ema, Abba, Dena, Dani, Jenny, Maya & Felix
 
Amanda Friedman Shechter and Judah Shechter

Mazal tov to each of the musmachot.
 
We are so proud and humbled by you
and wish each of you much meaning and joy
on this next step in your journey.
 
Rabba Daniella Pressner and Rabbi Saul Strosberg
Ronn Torossian

Alexander Greenbaum and Yoav Weinberg
Shifra Tyberg and Rephael Wenger

Ayelet and Jonathan Wiener
Mazal Tov to my amazing classmates
and to all of the wonderful women and faculty
at Yeshivat Maharat.
 
Eternal thanks for the learning
and the sisterhood!
 
Wendy Zierler and the Zierler Feit Family

Mazel tov musmachot 5781.
It has been an honor to teach
and learn from each of you.
 
With lots of love and brachot,
  Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower & Rabbi Dov Linzer
 

"Aloh na'aleh...ki yachol nuchal" (Numbers 13:30)
Mazal Tov!
 
Keep rising higher,
bringing all you encounter with you,
for you can.
 
Maya Bernstein & Rabbi Dr. Noam Silverman
Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishments
 
Dr. Joséphine Altzman

Mazal tov to my dear friend,
Wendy Zierler.
 
May you and your classmates
go from strength to strength.
 
Carole Balin
Hinda and Arnold Bramnick

Carey and Behnam Dayanim
Jennifer and Seth Fox

Blu and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg
Mindy Feldman Hecht and Eric Hecht

Nancy and Milton Honig
Dina and Marshall Huebner

Bryna and Josh Landes
In honor of my
daughter-in-law and graduate
Dr. Elizabeth Shayne.
 
Dr. David Lannik

Drs. Naomi and Martin Leib
Chani Bloom and Nathan Lesser

Hadassah and Senator Joseph Lieberman
Sally Mendelsohn and David Lowenfeld

Judith and Dan Matz
Yonit Nordenberg Tzadok

Cecily Marbach and Dr. Eli Oberstein
Oberstein Family

Linda Riefberg and Lee Perlman
Sharon and Russell Roberts

Mazal Tov, Wendy!
 
We celebrate you - and the
accomplishments of Yeshivat
Maharat and your
sister musmakhot.
 
Judy and Gary Rosenblatt
Professors Ruth Langer and Jonathan Sarna

?בן זומא אומר:איזהו חכם
 
הלומד מכל אדם, שנאמר:
(תהלים קיט צט): "מכל מלמדי
השכלתי כי עדותיך שיחה לי"

Mazal Tov to Those Who Inspire Us to Learn
and Grow.
 
Leah Krakinowski and Andy Silberstein
Ina and David Tropper

Elana and Mark Weinberger
Daniel Weiner

Drs. Linda Belfer Weiner and Bernard Weiner
Libby and Moshe Werthan

Mazal Tov to Lisa and Mazal Tov to Wendy.
May you continue to inspire those around you.
 
Leah and Jonathan Adler

Michal and Mark Arkovitz

Tanya, your Torah learning, emunah,
and compassion has enriched and strengthened us.
You are a light within our nation.
 
Beit Midrash Program Chavruta
Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment
 
Roselyn Bell

Rachel and Matthew Berke

Rabba Dina and Rabbi Naftali Brawer
Mazal Tov to my deepest most true chavrutot
in every sense of the word.
 
I am forever changed and always inspired.
 
Atara Lindenbaum and Jeremy Bressman

Doina and Dr. Lawrence Bryskin

We salute the musmakhot, leadership, faculty,
and our beloved Rabba Sara
on this milestone achievement.
 
Seryl Ritter and Buddy Skydell
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Schlaff,
an extraordinary leader, educator and friend.
 
Adina & Lawrence Burian

Drs. Sharon Koren and Matthew Cohen

Mazel tov to all the musmakhot,
especially Lisa and Yael.
 
Our community is blessed to have
two such remarkable women.
 
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Barbara & Eric Dobkin

Pam and Ron Ennis

Mazal Tov to the incredible
Musmakhot - and to the entire
Board, Staff, and Faculty of
Yeshivat Maharat!
 
Rabba Yaffa Epstein
Shira and David Fishman

Dorothy and Herbert Fox

Mazal tov to all the
amazing musmakot!
 
The Jewish world is so much richer
having you as our leaders!
 
Dr. Laura Shaw Frank and Rabbi Aaron Frank
Amy and Mark Friedman

Jack and Lauren Gorman

Lesha and Dr. Samuel Greengus
Ronit and Yaacov Gross

Rabba Claudia Marbach and Professor Daniel Jackson

Daniel Kirk
חילכן לאורייתא
Mazal tov to Lindsey, Lisa,
Wendy and all the musmakhot.
Judy and Shmuel Klitsner

Ruth and Lawrence Kobrin

Mazal tov to all the musmachot.
 
It has been our privilege to learn alongside you.
 
We wish you hatzlacha in your future Rabbinic endeavors.
 
Kollel Class of 2022: Dalia Davis, Adina Fredman, Aliza Libman Baronofsky & Amy Newman
Annette and Gerald Kranson

Mark I. Miller

Ozzie Orbach
Mazal tov dear Wendy
on this tremendous accomplishment!
 
Am Yisrael is already blessed with
your scholarship and will be further enriched
by your rabbinate.
 
Mia Diamond Padwa & Daniel Padwa

Amy and Robert Rothman

Ella Ruderman
Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment.
 
Seligsohn Family

Deborah Benik and Edward Shapiro

Thank you Yael for teaching
our children - We are so proud
of you!
 
Mazal tov to our good
friend Wendy!
 
Ruthie and Joel Simon
Drs. Shira Berkovits and Ari Spiro

Aurora Cassier-Srulowitz and Sander Srulowitz

Mazal tov to all the musmachot, with a
special shout out to my fellow Kollelniks --
Lindsey, Lisa, and Wendy!
 
Alu v'hatzlichu!
 
Dr. Shira Billet

Amy Zwas and Yoram Bitton
Ellen Cherrick

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat
with special congratulations to
the fabulous Wendy Zierler.
 
Ilka Shore Cooper and Fred Cooper
Congratulations to all the
musmakhot on
your accomplishment.
 
Rabba Dr. Anat Sharbat and Ariel Freidenberg

Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for teaching and mentoring
all five of our children and inspiring us.
 
מה רב טובך ומשכרתך יתרה
 
Debbie Braverman Hillel Grossman

Mazal Tov Musmakhot! Keep blazing trails!
Chaye Kohl
Mazal tov to all of the women
of Yeshivat Maharat,
especially Lisa Schlaff.
 
Thank you for inspiring us and
our children.
 
Shana & Bini Krauss

Lynn and Jules Kroll
Congratulations to
all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment.
 
Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham and Dr. Steven Kubersky

We are so proud of our incredible and brilliant Ema
and partner in life.
 
Josh, Ayelet, and Hasdai Lannik
Mazal tov to the Musmakhot,
especially the Kollel graduates!
 
May you go from strength to strength
as you build up Am Yisrael!
 
Rabbanit Judith Levitan

Dr. David M. Mirvis
Dear Lisa, We are so proud of
your wonderful accomplishment.
 
You are a role model for
Jewish women.
 
Ruthy and Murray Miskin

Congratulations to Tanya, who we remember
when she first started at Drisha.
 
Look how far you've come.
 
Elaine and Tobias Robison
Heartfelt congratulations to
Wendy Zierler.
 
With admiration and love,
 
Rochelle Rubinstein and Family

Mazal tov to Lisa Schlaff
and her fellow musmakhot!
 
Diane Sandoval
Congratulations to all the
musmakhot on
your accomplishment.
 
Miriam Schacter

Wendy and Lindsey, it is an
honor to graduate with you.
 
Thank you Maharat for
providing me with this amazing
learning community.
 
Lisa Schlaff
In honor of our sister Wendy Zierler
upon her ordination.
 
We're so honored to be celebrating with you.
 
Love,
Randi and Richard Silber

Victoria and Yehuda Smooha
Nancy Ackerman Warshofsky and Alex Warshofsky

Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment
 
Leah Portnoy Worenklein & David Worenklein
So happy more women
are entering the rabbinate!
 
Rabbi Judith Hauptman and Milton Adesnik

Ruti Amal

Congratulations to Tanya.
The world has been waiting for your leadership.
 
Blessings!
 
Dr. Reza Green and Rabbi Moshe Silver
Anonymous

Anonymous

Susanne Arney
Rosalyn Avigad

Ayala Ballonoff Aidman

Aliza Libman Baronofsky and Ari Baronofsky
Congratulations to
all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment.
 
Nitza and Yosi Ben-Dov

Edwin Bergbaum

Uri Berkowitz
Anita Bernstein

Rabbi Michael Billet

May you all go from strength to strength!
Freda Bluestone Birnbaum
Rabbi Rebecca Blady

Kayla Blum

Debby Bodanis
Love and congrats to
one of the nicest people I know...
my niece Lizzy.
 
Barbara (Aunt Barb) Braciale

Thomas Braciale

Ellen & Shoshie Brickman
Rabbi Nina Perlmutter and Tom Brodersen

Ruth Bromberg

Alan Brown
Warren Burstein

Briah Cahana

Brigit Chisholm
Karen Helig and Ivan Ciment

Anne Clark

Avie and Ron Cohen
Mazal Tov Lisa!
 
We are so proud!
 
Deborah and Jonathan David

Dalia and Rabbi Max Davis and Family

In honor of
Phoebe Ana Rabinowitsch.
 
Florence and Lloyd Deutsch
Wika Dorosz

In honor of our teacher and friend
Wendy Zierler.
 
Jacqueline Koch Ellenson and David Ellenson

Rabba Avital Engelberg
Jacob Exler

Dan Farber

Irving Farber
Shira & David Fass

Julie and Alex Fax

Ethel C. Fenig
Paul and Wendy Filer

Mazal Tov on this tremendous simcha of smicha!
 
Rabba Rachel and Rabbi Avi Finegold

David Ford
Anne Frank-Shapiro

Mazal Tov to everyone at
Yeshivat Maharat
 
Miri Freud-Kandel

Mazel tov to all of
the graduates!
 
We are so lucky to have you!
 
Maharat Ruth Friedman
Maurene Fritz

Avigdor Gargy

Bonnie Geller-Geld and Isaac Geld
Sue Gessler

Debbie and Julian Gilbey

Susan Scharf Glick and Harvey Glick
Gloria Golbert

Mazal Tov to this group of women leaders,
especially our dear sister and auntie Tanya!
 
Love,
 
Julie, Abby, and Danny Golde

Elaine Goldman
Congrats to all musmakhot!
 
Tanya, we're so proud of you!!!
 
You will be an amazing leader!!
Nadine and Ari Goldman

Stu and Jan Goldman

Talia Goldman
Congratulations to all the
musmakhot on
your accomplishment.
 
Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman

For my teacher, Dr. Wendy Zierler
with great respect and affection.
 
Rabbi Jodie Gordon

Shira Gordon
Lisa Grant

Judith and Robert Grauman

Rabbi Miriam Greenblatt Weidberg
Ruth Gross

Ruth Gross

Stacey Guthartz Cohen
Racheline Habousha

Mazal Tov to everyone at
Yeshivat Maharat
 
Lauren & Neil Hamburger

Deborah Buchner and Jack Hausner
Tanya: your compassion,
sensitivity, and love guiding
me through aveilut have
elevated the Torah for me.
 
Mazal Tov!
 
Ricki Heicklen

Congratulations to all of the 2021 graduates
upon receiving semikha.
 
Best of luck in all your endeavors.
 
Felice Helfgott

Eric Heuberger
Abigail Hirsch

מזל טוב dear Wendy,
shacharit buddy, scholar extraordinaire,
passionate & compassionate community leader!
 
Lisa Licht Hirsch & Danny Hirsch

Marjorie Hirsch
Bernard Horowitz

Racquel & Dani Houpt

Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment. 
 
We are so proud of you, Tanya.
Mazel tov from aunt & uncle, Joshua, Matthew and Naomi.
 
Aunt Bernie & Uncle Merrill Hoyt
Lilly Icikson

Rivka Isaacson

With much appreciation for your institution
which is groundbreaking for future generations.
 
Judy Weiss Jackson and Michael Jackson
מזל טוב to Wendy Zierler
on yet another outstanding accomplishment.
 
May you go מחיל אל חיל.
 
Madeline and Hillel Jaffe

Mazal Tov to my six esteemed colleagues for
your work and commitment to Torah values
and Halacha.
 
I'm excited to welcome to the world of the
Orthodox rabbinate as you take your rightful
places at the table.
 
R. Tanya, R. Dr. Liz, R. Yael, R. Lisa, R. Dr.
Lindsey, R. Dr. Wendy: May you know fulfillment
and joy in your work!
 
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe

Jeannie Appleman - JOIN for Justice
Mazal tov to Lisa Schlaff and
all of the graduates.
 
Michal and David Kahan

Louise Kahn

Alan Paul Katz
Mazal tov to Wendy Zierler,
wise teacher, caring colleague
and cherished friend!
 
Jan Katz

Jill Katz

Joan and Henry Katz
Charlotte and Ranon Katzoff

Carole Kaufman

Karin Shmueli & David Kaufman
In honor of Yael Keller and all the graduates.
Barbara and Matin Keller

Yael and Rabbi Will Keller

Mary Jane Kennedy
Mazel Tov to Liz and her fellow graduates.
May you go from strength to strength.
 
With love,
 
Ruth and Brian Kerr

In memory of Hilda and Seymour Kessler
Chanan Kessler

Congratulations to all the
musmakhot on
your accomplishment.
 
Lizzy and Joseph Kimmel
Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment
 
Lisa Kleinmann

Mazal Tov to everyone at
Yeshivat Maharat.
 
Esther Kletter

Rabbanit Michal Kohane
Mazal tov Lisa!
 
Your dedication to and love for Torah
inspire your students and colleagues alike!
 
Danny Kroll

Arielle Krule

Janet Landay
Lisa,
Mazal tov on this beautiful achievement,
may all of us at SAR continue
to benefit from your amazing example.
 
Shifra Landowne

Zoë Lang

Judy Lee
Mazal tov to the graduates -
including our friends-
Elizabeth, Lisa and Wendy!
 
With admiration, 
 
Nancy and Rabbi Dov Lerea

Agnes and Alan Leshner

Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment
 
Dena and Mark Levie
Susanna Levin

Sydney Levine

Yael Levine
Moshe Levison

Mazal tov to Dr. Wendy Zierler
 
  Dorothy Feldman, Carolyn
and Howard Graybow, and Ruth Licht
 

Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Zierler:
Inspiring educator and wonderful person!
 
Nachama Loeshelle
Mazal Tov to the graduates, leadership,
Emerging Scholars and the entire Maharat Community!
 
 Rabbi Asher, Rachel, Shayna,
Cara, Judah and Gideon Lopatin
 

Mazal tov musmakhot!
You are changing the world, each in your own way.
 
Totally inspiring.
Miriam and Harris Lorie

Ann Goldhirsch and Barry Love
Esther and David Malach

Margot Mann

Mazal tov to all of this year's graduates
for your inspiring achievement.
 
Shoshana Maraney
Mazel tov to Dr. Liz Shayne
on your many accomplishments!
 
Roberta Weinstein-Cohen and Mark Cohen

Yehudit Mazur

Ruth and Edward Medros
In recognition of the
wonderful and important work
you do to advance Torah
for women.
 
Chavee Lerer and Victor Mellon

You are my friend, my sister, my rabbi.
Thank you for being you
and being such an inspiration to me.
 
Love you.
Michal Miller

Debbie Mishaly
Marian Frankston and Burton Morris

Ariele Mortkowitz

Mazal tov!
 
We are so excited to be on
the road that you are building!
 
Rabba Wendy Amsellem and Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Caroline Musin Berkowitz

Amy Newman

Lizzie Norland
Melissa Nunes-Harwitt

Mary Jane and Jack O'Brien

Ahrona Ohring
Fern and Lou Oppenheim

Risa and Curt Owens

Mazal Tov to all.
Special best wishes to Lisa Schlaff!
 
In honor of Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter - we miss you...
 
Bashi and Dr. Roger Packer
Phyllis and Charles Parker

Mazal Tov to our
wonderful daughter-in-law!
 
Debby and Jay Pearlberg

Fernanda Perrone
Dr. Beverly Pincus

Janet Podell

Adrienne Powell
Regene and Dr. Kenneth Prager

Stacy and Solomon Rabinowitsch

Sarah Ratner
Judy and Steven Richman

Rosenbaum Family

Tali and Rabbi Naftali Rothstein
Kate Rozansky

Tanya, As long as I've known you,
I've always experienced your spirit
as a tapestry of grace & authenticity.
 
Shelee Saal

Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment.
 
Rabbi Joanna Samuels
Delise and Michael Sandpearl

Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment.
 
Sheryl and Bruce Schainker

To Dr. Liz Shayne,
mazal u'bracha, kol hakavod!
 
Pamela and Mayer Schlisser and Family
Wishing you continuing and growing success.
 
Trudy and Dr. Howard J. Schwartz

Rabbi Eliakim Schwarz

Mazal tov to all the
musmakhot, and most especially
to my beloved teacher, mentor,
and friend Wendy Zierler.
 
Rollin Simmons and David Segal
Sybil Sheridan

Congratulations to Tanya and all mushmakhot
 
From,
Aunt Esther Shifrin, 
and cousins Judy, Ken, and Rachel King
 

Maeera Shreiber
Devora Steinmetz and Rabbi David Silber

Shira Silver

Mazal tov Yael Smooha.
Audrey and Fred Silverberg
Mazal Tov to Yeshivat Maharat,
and especially to Wendy.
Your parents are so proud.
 
Love,
Carol, Jonah, Adina, & Evan
 
 

Lindsay Simmonds

Harry Sinoff
Dalia Smerka

Shira and Zvi Solomons

Mazal tov to Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
and all the graduates on your magnificent achievement
 
Deborah and David Stanhill
Congratulations to all the musmakhot
on your accomplishment
 
Rachel and Mark Stein

Sari Steinberg

Emma & Andrew Stitcher
Rhonda and William Stock

In honor of Rabbanit Amalia Haas
Susan Stodolsky

Yali Szulanski
Shoshi Talesnick

To honor our women teachers.
 
Antonia Tamplin

משפחת מיכאלי Team Michaeli
Warren Tessler

Mazal Tov to Wendy Z.
and all the graduates
from the Tuesday Sisters!
 
The Tuesday Sisters

In honor of all of the musmakhot
and in admiration of Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
who had the vision.
 
Sivya and Nahum Twersky
Lauren and Milton Wakschlag

MAZAL TOV LISA!!
 
We are so blessed to have your inspiring leadership-
always a pioneer and role model to us!
 
Talya & Alexander Waldman and the Waldman Family

Dr. Bella Hass Weinberg
Mazal tov to Maharat Tanya Farber -
your path is a fulfillment for generations of women,
especially Rabbanit Chava Oles a"h.
 
Miriam Oles and James Weinberger

Sue Gross and Dov Weinstock

Weiss-Yohananoff Family
In honor of
Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler
and all of Maharat's graduates.
 
Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig

Ann-Sheryl and Steven White

Abby Wiener
Catherine Wilmers

Hanna Winkler

Edith Wolff
Ira Wolff

In honor of Rabba Sara Hurwitz
Womens Rabbinic Network

Your colleagues and friends at SAR High School
Pam Zierler

Toni Zierler

Gitta and Bernie Zivotofsky