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‘Stepping Up When It’s Hard:’ Purim HerTorah: Lessons From Esther For Us Today

Hosted By: SVIVAH

SVIVAH will explore the Purim story through the lens of courage and action, drawing lessons from Esther’s journey of stepping up in a time of peril. The session will examine the Megillah, classical commentaries, and midrashic Yiddish poetry to uncover insights relevant to the challenges of today. Participants will reflect on what it means to stay brave, speak up, and take action, even when the risks feel overwhelming.

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Teachers

Rabbanit Aliza Sperling

Rabbanit Aliza Sperling, HerTorah Director, is a member of the faculty at Yeshivat Maharat and teaches Talmud at the Maharat-Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Beit Midrash Program. In addition to being the director of HerTorah, she serves as a Hartman research fellow and a Wexner faculty member. She received her ordination from Yeshivat Maharat and a JD from NYU Law School. She also authored a halachic analysis of whether a blind person may read Torah for the collective in Braille. She lives with her husband and four children in Riverdale, NY.
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SVIVAH

SVIVAH’s mission is to empower, strengthen, and nourish Jewish women* through community. SVIVAH is a multigenerational, diverse, powerful collective of Jewish women* dedicated to inspiring, motivating, and celebrating life in sisterhood. In Hebrew, svivah means “to surround her'' and that is precisely our goal. We connect women to each other, to cross-generational wisdom, to Jewish learning, and to the resources we need, in an inclusive, women*-only space. We do this by curating Jewish faith experiences with women at the center, by producing wide-ranging programming, and by amplifying and partnering with organizations in line with our values. (*SVIVAH defines “Jewish woman” as anyone wishing to be included in a circle of Jewish women.)
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