Ad Journal | Yeshivat Maharat Semikha Ceremony 2023

Aviv Foundation

Hadassah Foundation

Micah Philanthropies

SRE Network

The Applebaum Foundation

The Belz Family Foundation

The Crown Family Foundation

The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation

The Wexner Foundation

Anonymous

Dr. Mayim Bialik

Tova Bulow

Alisa Robbins Doctoroff

Abraham M. and Tamar Green Eisenstat

Tamar Green Eisenstat & Abraham Eisenstat

Rella Feldman

Abbie & Moshe Greenberg

Jan & Andy Groveman

Gloria Kaylie

Sheila E. Klein

Marsha & Henry Laufer

Elena Neuman Lefkowitz & Jay Lefkowitz

Linda Mirels

Ambassador Alfred Moses

Rabbanit Gloria & Burton Nusbacher

Mazal Tov to all the musmakhot. May you go from strength to strength.

A special Mazal Tov to Reb Jeff on this well-deserved honor. You are a teacher and rebbe extraordinaire -- through your intellectual honesty, sensitivity to nuance, approachability, and deep respect and concern for people, you serve as an inspiration and role model for all your students.

Rabbanit Gloria and Mr. Burton Nusbacher

Elisa & Alan Pines

Adina Poupko

Erica & Robert Schwartz

Ellen Schwartzberg

Atara Miller & Rabbi Benjamin Shiller

Marilyn & Jim Simons

Carol & Irv Smokler

Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler & Rabbi Dr. Dan Smokler

Zelda R. Stern

Abigail & Shai Tambor

Daniella Fuchs & Jeffrey Wechselblatt

Ariel Groveman Weiner & Josh Weiner

Tamar Green Eisenstat

Phyllis Hammer

Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler and Rabbi Dr. David Smokler

Mazel Tov & Best Wishes To all the Honourees and a special Yasher Koach to Tamar Green Eisenstat on the occasion of getting your Semikha. May you continue to be a source of illumination to the Jewish community in the field of communal leadership, education, and pastoral support.

The Green, Winter and Knobil Families

Mazal tov to Reb Jeff - brilliant scholar, extraordinary human being, role model, and leader - on this well deserved honor. And, mazal tov to all the accomplished musmakhot on obtaining semicha!

Esther Altmann and Richard Cantor Cantor

Mazal Tov to all the outstanding Maharat Semhika Graduates. Sarit, we are so incredibly proud of your dedication, commitment, and love of Torah learning and teaching. We are in awe of your boundless energy and intellect. We are excited for the many students who will be inspired by your amazingly creative approach to teaching. We love you so very much.

Love, Mom and Dad (Rhonda and Michael)

Carin and Erica, Alexa, Charles and William

Orit and Seth, Tali, Maya, Niki and Joseph

Gribetz Family

Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham and Dr. Steven Kubersky

Shari and Nathan Lindenbaum

Mazel tov to the graduating class of 2023 and to our esteemed friend, Rabbi Jeff Fox, for this well-deserved honor!
Yaira Singer and Matthew Binstock

In honor of my daughter in law's graduation from Maharat
O how I Love Your Torah!
It is my study all day long
(Psalms 119/97)
Suzanne Eisenstat

In memory of Herbert Fox and Martin (Mickey) Pepper

&

Congratulations to Jeff on being honored this year! Love, Mom
Dorothy Fox

Mazal tov to an amazing Jewish leader, inspiration to my family and good friend.
Paul and Reva Gajer

Orit and Seth Gribetz

Mazal Tov Tamar! You are incredible and inspiring. We wish you to continue to go from strength to strength. With love, The Kremers
Esther & Motti Kremer

With appreciation to Yeshivat Maharat for investing in leadership that enriches Jewish belonging and Torah study within and beyond the Orthodox community.
Sarah, Benjamin and Zachary Osborne

Mazel Tov to dear friend Tamar Eisenstat and her special family on this wonderful occasion. Mazel Tov to the beloved Rabbi Jeff Fox on this well deserved honor.
Valerie Altmann and Daniel Perla

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Harley and Eli Ungar

In honor of Rabbi Jeffrey Fox, Rabba Sara Hurwitz, and Ariel Groveman Weiner.
Linda & Bernie Weiner

Sandy Adelsberg

Mazal Tov to Tamar Green Eisenstat. We always wanted a Rabbi in the family. Love, Suzanne and Jacob
Suzanne and Jacob Doft

Ronald and Pamela Ennis

Mazal tov to R' Jeff Fox and to all the amazing musmachot. May you continue to learn, teach and inspire Klal Yisrael.
Kol Hakavod!
Rabbanit Adina and Steven Fredman

Melanie & Mervyn Hurwitz

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Abby and Joshua Kaufthal

Sheila Kussner

Mazal Tov to all the inspirational musmakhot and teachers, especially our dear Rabba Claudia!
Cecily and Eli Oberstein

Mazel Tov to our friend Rabbi Jeff Fox. You continually inspire us with your wisdom, courage, sense of humor, deep compassion and love of Torah.
Barbara Gochberg and Steve Pretsfelder

Mazel tov to Rabbi Fox and all the graduates.
Diane Sandoval

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Laurie and Milt Wakschlag

Amy Zwas and Yoram Bitton

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Fox and to Rabba Sarah. Kol HaKavod on spreading Torah to our people.
Lewis and Gaya Bernstein

"From all my teachers have I learned wisdom..." especially Rabbanit Tanya Bella Farber
Freda Birnbaum

In Pride, love and joy we enfold our dear niece, our muse, and our teacher as Briah steps into this next phase of a beautiful life
Rabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana

Thank you to Rabbi Fox and everyone at Maharat for the important work you are doing. Kol hakavod to Tamar and all the musmakhot!
Susie & Mark Charendoff

Karen Heilig and Ivan Ciment

Dear Tamar, Mazel Tov on your graduation!
Abigail and David Doft

Mazal tov to the musmakhot. And a special mazal tov to my rebbe and chaver, Rabbi Jeff. Thank you for everything you do!
Rabbi Menashe and Donna East

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Tovit & Mike Granoff

Mazal tov to our Mamaharat! We are so proud of you.
Daniela, Sophie, Max, and Jonathan Gribetz

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox. We are blessed to count you as a Haver. Mazal Tov to Rabbi Briah Cahana, fellow traveler.
Rabbi Dov and Nancy Lerea

A uige Mazel tov to the mushmachot! Mazel tov and hakarat ha tov to our colleague, Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Jeff Fox.
Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower and Rabbi Dov Linzer

Mazal Tov to the musmakhot and to Rav Jeff - your leadership inspires us all.
Maya Bernstein and Noam Silverman

Thank You Rabba Sara For Being A Teacher and Role Model To Us As We Begin Our Married Life Together. We're So Happy and Honored That You Were An Important Part Of Our Wedding!
Orly Mintz and Jeremy Shechter

In Honor of Sabba, R' Daniel Sperber, and all he does for the Jewish People.
Esther Sperber

Tamar, Mazal tov! We are so proud of you!
Ella, Ari, David, and Lilly Weisz

Mazal tov to the musmakhot and to Rabbi Jeff Fox for his leadership.
Marc and Rebecca Wolf

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Rabbi Barry Dolinger & Naomi Baine

Congratulations to Rabbi Jeff Fox, Tamar Green Eisenstat, and the graduates of 2023!
Deborah and Jonathan David

Mazal tov to the amazing graduates and Todah Rabbah to Reb Jeff for your incredible leadership and rabbinic vision.
Max and Dalia Davis

With thanks and admiration for Rabbi Jeff Fox.
Rabbi Moshe Edelman

Eshel Congratulates Rabbi Jeff Fox, who has been a true leader for LGTBQ+ Orthodox Jews and their families!
Eshel

With deep gratitude to R Jeff Fox for his bold and compassionate rabbinic leadership. Mazal Tov to the musmakhot!
Rabba Rachel and Rabbi Avi Finegold

Shira and David Fishman

An honor to welcome 6 amazing women to our circle of graduates! R' Jeff: Indebted to your leadership & teaching!
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe & Martin Flox

Mazel tov to all of the musmachot, and to our wonderful Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Jeff Fox!
Ruth Friedman

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Ruth Gafni

Mazal Tov on your executive ordination! We are grateful to count you as an inspirational role model and dear friend.
Irit, David, Leora, Ella, Matan, and Netta Goldman

Deepest gratitude and honoring Rav Fox and the musmachot; and Briah - nachas and yedidut
Amalia and Adam Haas

With gratitude to Rabbi Fox for all he does to build the Jewish community!
Robert Gross and Abigail Hepner Gross

Mazal Tov to all, and a special yasher koach to R' Jeff, with great affection and genuine respect. Onward!
Brad and Becky Hirschfield

Kol hakavod and mazel tov to Rav Jeffrey and to all the graduates.
Ellen and Jack Hollander

Mazel Tov to Rabbi Jeffrey Fox on this well-deserved honor and to the Semikha graduates.
Nancy and Milton Honig

וֶהֱוֵי מִתְאַבֵּק בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם, וֶהֱוֵי שׁוֹתֶה בְצָמָא אֶת דִּבְרֵיהֶם:
(Pirkei Avot 1:4)
Reb Jeff, we learn so much
from both your words and your actions.
Justin and Susan Hornstein

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Rabbi Lila Kagedan

We are overjoyed that you join the ranks of rabbanim and rabbaniot, Sarit! May your flourish, and go מחיל אל חיל!
Lynn and Alexander Kaye

In memory of Mickey Pepper, z'l from Malkie Klein Spitz and family
Malkie Klein Spitz

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Lisa Kleinmann

Mazal tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox, an inspiring leader, our friend Tamar Green Eisenstat, and all the graduates!
Michelle and Jeff Kobrin

We are so proud of you and love you so much️️️!
Lacher Family

In honor of Joli Winkler.
Agnes and Alan Leshner

Mazel tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox, our neighbor, friend & weekday minyan supporter. Thank you for all you do!
Wendy and Rabbi Bob Levinson and Kaplan

In honor of those for whose recovery I pray and those relatives and friends for whom I recite the Kel Maley and Yizkor prayers.
Moshe Levison

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Asher Levy

In honor of the semikha recipients + Rabbi Jeffrey Fox
Ruth Licht

Yocheved & Nathan Lindenbaum

R' Tamar - such respect and admiration for you! You did it!! Yasher Koach R' Jeff! R' Sara you are just awesome!
Rabbi Asher and Rachel Lopatin

Mazal tov to my inspirational colleagues - now go light up the Jewish world!
Miriam Lorie

A great scholar. An incredible ability to explain in cogent, understandable terms. A wonderful human being.
Esther and David Malach

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox (aka Uncle Jeff) - Love Josh, Elana, Netanel, ZZ, Yedidya, Zerachya, T, and Amira!
Joshua and Elana Maroof

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox on this well deserved honor.
Ruthy and Nachman Mazurek

David Mirvis

MAZAL TOV to the musmakhot and especially to Reb Jeff! You are a bracha. Love, Alissa, Akiva, Ella, Didi, and Mark
Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn and Akiva Newborn

With much love to my classmates Sarit and Rina, and my teacher Rav Jeff. We are all so lucky to learn from you!
Amy Newman

Mazal tov Reb Jeff! Your deep love of Torah and bold leadership are shaping the Jewish future.
Nina Bruder, Gary Pretsfelder, Yonah and Avi Pretsfelder

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Nancy and Michael Parkes

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jeff Fox and all the musmachot!
Shira Gordon and Phil Shaw

Mazal Tov to Nomi Kaltmann. So proud of her achievement and the enriching of the Jewish community of Melbourne.
Frances Prince

Mazal tov to my dear friend and chevruta! Lots of love and so proud of you!
Rabbi Phoebe Ana Rabinowitsch

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
Rachel Rosenthal and Yair Rosenberg

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Stacey and Ken Rosenzweig

In honor of our teacher, Reb Jeff, whose warm pedagogy and confidence in his musmakhot continues to inspire.
Rabbanit Leah and Dr. Ethan Sarna Schwartz

Rav Jeff - thank you for your inspired and creative leadership and for directing your koach to women's learning.
Lisa Schlaff

Rabbi Fox is a truly amazing person who we have been blessed to meet in our life.
Pnina and Don Schoenfeld

Heather and Glen Schwaber

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Anat & Ariel Sharbat Freidenberg

Mazal tov to Yeshivat Maharat and a tremendous thank you to the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Jeffrey Fox for all that you do!
Rabba Yaffa Epstein and Shimmy Feintuch

Mazal tov to Rabbi Jeffrey Fox on this well deserved honor.
Adina and Ari Shrage

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!
Stephen and Carol Silberstein

Amy and Judry Subar

Thank you for your dedication to advanced Torah study for women and to addressing difficult modern halakhic issues.
Surie and Bob Sugarman

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!
The Cahana Family

In honor of Rose Weiss and Marian Klug.
Judith Weiss Jackson

Jeremy Abraham

Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky and Aryeh Baronofsky

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Rachel and Jonathan Apter

Michelle Bergman

Caleb and Rebecca Brommer

Laura Csillag

Esther Dreifuss-Kattan

Abby Eisenberg

Rabbi Jerry and Jane Epstein

Amy and Mark Friedman

Gloria Golbert

Jack and Lauren Gorman

Judith and Robert Grauman

Paige and Richard Grossman

Sandra and Jack Gruenberg

Rhonda Gura-Stock

Mitchel Herstic

Bernard Horowitz

Kehilat Pardes of Rockville, MD

Daniel Kirk

Judy Knie

Neil and Alisa Kurshan

Rose Levine

Dina Najman and James Licht

Sally Mendelsohn and David Lowenthal

Sheldon Lutz

Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi

Leon Metzger and Emily Blum A"H

Stuart Olsen

Earle & Judy Orenstein

Shane Ovadia

David Picker

Barbara Rascoff

David Saperstein

Judith Schmeidler

Reisa and Mel Schneider

Gertrude H Schwartz and Howard Julius Schwartz

Aaron and Laura Shaw Frank

R. Liz and R. Tanya Shayne and Farber

Paola Tartakoff

Maya Tipiere

Rabbi Uri & Dahlia Topolosky