Ad Journal | Yeshivat Maharat Semikha Ceremony 2024

Aviv Foundation

Jim Joseph Foundation

Micah Philanthropies

Anonymous

Tova Bulow

Marilyn & Jim Simons z"l

The Belz Family Foundation

The Crown Family Foundation

Dr. Mayim Bialik

Abbie & Moshe Greenberg

Lindenbaum Family

Linda Mirels

Erica & Robert Schwartz

Ellen Schwartzberg

The Wexner Foundation

Rella Feldman

Giti and Jack Bendheim

Jan & Andy Groveman

Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation

Phyllis Hammer

Mazal tov to our amazing friends, colleagues, chevrutot, teachers, care providers, leaders, guides, wise souls and just general all around superstars. The rabbinate is blessed to have y'all join the ranks!

Rabbanit Tamar Green Eisenstst and Abe Eisenstat

Rabbi Dan Smokler

Rebecca Kobrin

Daniela & Laurence Schreiber

Beth & Kuty Shalev

Sheira and Steven Schacter

Zelda R. Stern

Abigail & Shai Tambor

The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation

The Safety, Respect & Equity Network

Ariel & Josh Weiner

Anonymous

Elena & Jay Lefkowitz

Rabba Sara Hurwitz and Joshua Abraham

Sheila Klein

Adina Poupko & Hillel Silverberg

Audrey & Chaim Trachtman

Mazal Tov to all the awesome Musmakhot!

We are inspired by your vision and commitment to Am Israel.

חזק חזק ונתחזק

Esther Altmann and Richard Cantor

Faye Koschitsky

Shari & Nathan Lindenbaum

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Rabbi Marianne Novak and Dr. Noam Stadlan

Marianne Novak & Dr. Noam Stadlan

Mazal tov Rabbanit Dr. Meira Wolkenfeld With gratitude for the Torah you live, teach, & exemplify May you go from strength to strength

Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley, CA

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Ethan & Gretchen Davidson

Eve and Steven Milstein

חזק חזק ונתחזק
Be strong, hold fast, and let us strengthen one another.

Leah Krakinowski & Andy Silberstein

Linda Riefberg and Lee Perlman

Mazal Tov to the musmachot!

Rabbi Lila Kagedan

In honor of all the 2024 graduates and Board Chair, Erica Schwartz

Abby and Joshua Kaufthal

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Allan Stillerman

Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky and Ari Baronofsky

Barbara Dobkin

Carol and Jonathan Arkush

Cecille and Rabbi Stanley Asekoff

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Cecily Marbach and Eli Oberstein

Diane Sandoval

Continued success to all.

Dorothy Fox

Drs. Ailene and Noel Nusbacher

Molly Ann Pollak and Philip M. Gassel

Linda and Bernard Weiner

Michelle Brody and Hal Blumenfeld

Pam and Ron Ennis

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Rabba Daniella Pressner & Rabbi Saul Strosberg

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler and Daniel Feit

Sally Mendelson and David Lowenfeld

Sandy S. Adelsberg

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Sharon Koren and Matthew Cohen

Mazal tov to Talia and all the graduates!
We're so proud of you!
Love,
Leslie, Alan, Noah, Tyler and Aline

The Crane Family

In honor or our teacher, Rabba Sara: "the teacher is the text the students never forget"

UJA Women's Judaic Studies Group, Larchmont/Mamaroneck

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Adele and Alan Farber

Amy Zwas and Yoram Bitton

Mazel tov Rabbi Naima, we love you! Love the Beis (Yael, Hart, R Tanya, Sarah Allen, Marissa, Shimmy, Nathaniel, Maia, Shalhevet)

Beis Community

Deborah & Jonathan David

Jack and Lauren Gorman

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Jen Zukerman

Mazal tov, Adina!
We are thrilled to celebrate you at this milestone.
The world is so lucky to have you in this role!
We love you!

Julie Sissman and Phil Richter

Karen Heilig

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Laurie and Milt Wakschlag

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Melanie and Mervyn Hurwitz

Ms. Devora Steinmetz and Rabbi David Silber

Mazal tov to Klal Yisrael on the semikha of my compassionate and erudite classmates!

Naima Hirsch Gelman

We are so inspired by what you have accomplished and so excited for the wonderful transformative work that you will do!

Rabba Wendy Amsellem and Rabbi Mike Moskowitz

R' Leah, R' Naima, R' Miriam, R' Tamar, R' Adina, R' Talia, R' Rivka, R' Meytal, R' Yedidah, R' Dena, R' Meira - HUGE MAZAL TOV!

Rabba Yaffa Epstein (Kollel 2015) and Shimmy Feintuch

Mazel tov!!!!
We are so proud of the newest rabbinic leaders in Klal Yisrael. Mazel tov!!!!

Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower
Rabbi Dov Linzer

Mazal tov to all of you! It was such a zechut to learn with you and from you and to be part of your Maharat journey!

Rabbanit Liz Shayne (and family)

Mazal Tov to Miriam Lorie, her family,
and the entire Kehillat Nashira!
Mazal Tov to all the musmakhot and to their communities!

Rabbis Dina & Naftali Brawer

Mazal tov to the newest musmakhot!
How lucky we are to have you serving the Jewish people.
We're so proud of you.

Rachel Rosenthal, Yair Rosenberg, and Eva

Mazal tov Naima! We are so proud of you!
Love, Samuel, Mom, Abba, Beth, Scott, Kopl, Yakir, and Melissa

Samuel Gelman

Mazal tov Meytal, Yedidah, Dena, Meira, Rivka, Talia, Leah, Adina, Tamar, Miriam, Naima, and Rabba Sara! So proud of you!!!

Sarit and Jonathan Gribetz

Mazel Tov to Miriam and all her colleagues
on this wonderful achievement!
Sending all best wishes

Shelly and Michael Kassen

Mazal tov to Naima, Leah and Dena and all the musmachot with special appreciation for Rabba Sara and Rav Jeff's leadership!

Shira Billet & Steven Exler

מזל טוב וכל הכבוד למיטל בלומנטל גורדון
יחד עם כל המוסמכות שתלכו מחיל אל חיל

Sue and Sid Gordon and family

Yocheved & Nathan Lindenbaum

Adina and Farryl Roth

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Agnes and Alan Leshner

Amy and Marty Melman

Mazal Tov to all the musmachot, and to Yeshivat Maharat. We pray for the chatufim, the chayalim, and the Akurim.

Anat Sharbat

Anonymous

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Anonymous

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Carol & Jim Cunradi

Mazel Tov Rabbanit Dr. Meira Wolkenfeld.
The Jewish Community is so lucky to have you!

Chana & Ari Greenspan & Family

Deepest thanks to Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, Rabbi Jeffrey Fox, and Rabbanit Anat Sharbat for their help.

David Malach

Diane and James Savitz

Mazal tov to Rabbi Naima Hirsch, Rabba Sara, Rav Jeff, Dr. Lisa and the entire graduating Semikha class.

Dina Najman and James Licht

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Dodi and Jonathan Spielman and family

Douglas Hauer

Dr. Sarah Stemp

Mazal tov to Leah and all the graduates

Elaine Machleder

Esther Sperber

Live long and prosper!

Freda Birnbaum

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Gail & Len Pogach

Mazal Tov to all the graduates and
especially our long-time colleague
at Hadar - Dena Weiss!

Hadar Institute

Dear Talia,
Mazel Tov on your outstanding accomplishment.
We love you,
Grammy and Papa

Harriet & Stuart Sherman

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Hilton and Helen Lorie

Holly and Howard Sragow Foundation

Your wisdom and compassion
will be a boon to your community.
Your warm heart and deep understanding of others
will enlighten their lives.
Aunt Muriel and Dad

Howard Bierman

Miriam might be the most impressive person
I've ever met, and I'm so delighted for her.
Congratulations to you all.

Iain Mobbs

מזל טוב
We are so proud of your many accomplishments Meytal
Excited for what the future holds
Garber/Gordon clan

Josie & Ian Harris

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Judith & Daniel Ottensoser

Mazal tov Miriam Lorie and all the musmakhot on their inspiring achievements!

Lauren and Neil Hamburger

Lydia and Kenneth Polonsky

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Margot Mann

Dear Rabbanit Meira,
We could not be more happy and proud.
With much love,
Mom & Dad

Morissa & Andy Rubin

Ms. Judy Weiss Jackson & Mr. Michael Jackson

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Nancy and Dov Lerea

Mazal tov to Adina Roth and all the musmachot. Kol haKavod.

Nicky Segerman

Pamela Gelman

Adina, we have so much love and admiration for you! Mazel tov to you and all the women at Maharat!

Polonsky-Vaang family

We are delighted and honored to have Dr. Meira Wolkenfeld
as a leader in our community.

Preston and Anya Grant

Mazel tov Meira on your semikha!! Love, Quarantine Mamas (Yael, Yael, Rachel, Amanda, Nava, Esty, Tamar, Gilana)

Quarantine Mamas

Mazel Tov to everyone at Yeshiva Maharat and
Yasher Kochachot to all the musmakhot.
May you go mechayil el chayil!

Rabbi Jason Herman, Executive Director, International Rabbinic Fellowship

Rabbi Moshe Edelman

Rella Feldman

Richard Marvin

Roberta and Fred Gelman

Rori & Sandy Srulowitz

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Ruth Licht

Mazal Tov to the Musmakhot and the Emerging Scholars Cohort! Thank you Maharat for all you do for Klal Yisrael!

Sagee and Dahlia Zohar and family

Mazal tov, Adina!
No doubt your spiritual guidance and wisdom will infuse many neshamot with a love of Judaism.

Samantha Kur and Evan Hochberg

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Sara Kantor

Mazel tov to Naima,
a wonderful chevruta and friend-חברותא או מיתותא.
And mazel tov to all the musmachot!

Sarah & Elliot Kaufman

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Selwyn and laura oskowitz

Sheldon Lutz

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Shira Gordon

Mazal tov to everyone at Yeshivat Maharat!

Stephen and Carol Silberstein

תלמידות חכמים מרבות שלום בעולם ללאה אהובתינו ולכל המוסמכות, מזל טוב וברכות מרובות-לכן ולכל בית ישראל

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Steven and Koby Fine

Talia, you give me so much nachas.
Mazel tov on this momentous achievement!
You inspire everyone around you.

Susan Weisberg

Congratulations to all the musmakhot on your accomplishment!

Tamar Rabinowitz

With admiration for and gratitude to Rabba Sara, Ariel Weiner, and Rabbi Jeff Fox!

The Lopatins

Mazal tov to Dena and Meytal and to all of the
musmachot on this amazing achievement!
Love, Josh & Tiferet

Tiferet Zussman & Josh Cohn

Anna Hutt Fredman

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Atara Lakritz

Avigdor Gargy

Avital Engelberg

Avital Morris

Ayala Ron Daneshrad

Bernard Horowitz

Bierman

Carole Oshinsky

Chaye Kohl

Desmid Lyon

Dr. Bella Hass Weinberg

Dr. Esther Rubin

Dr. Rachel and Rabbi Yonah Berman

Gail Frankel Shoken

Gillian Steinberg and Mark Davis

Hannah Klapholz

Helene Lockspeiser

Ian and Annette Kavin

Jan Hirsch

Jay and Arlene Goldberg

Jeannie Appleman

Joan and Henry Katz

Joyce and Michael Wechsler

Judith and Robert Grauman

Judy Stieglitz

Luba Teten

Michael Sandpearl

Michal Kohane

Mickey and Rena Wolkenfeld

Mordi and Rachel Raven-Chabin

Muriel Schwartzman

Phyllis Reich

R. Miriam-Simma Walfish

Rabbi Dr. Jeni S. Friedman

Rabbi Ed and Laurie Farber

Rabbi Sharyn Perlman & Burt Falkenstein

Rabbi. Eliakim J (Hornung) Schwarz

Rebecca & Aryeh Schwartz

Rivital, Akiva, and Tova

Rivka Horowitz

Roselyn Bell

Shani Cohen and Gil Orbach

Shay Pilnik, Yeshiva University

Shelley Einfeld

Warren Tessler & Family

Wendy and Tony Roth