Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dina Najman

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ABOUT THE EVENT:

This class will discuss Devorah as a leader that is not gender specific, as she is often compared to Moshe and David. Devorah is a prophet, a warrior, a general, a poet, a judge, a mother – the people follow her based on her skill.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Rabbi Dina Najman is the Marta d’Atra and Senior Rabbi of The Kehilah in Riverdale.  From 2006-2013, Rabbi Najman was the Marta d’Atrah at Kehilat Orach Eliezer in Manhattan (the first Orthodox synagogue to appoint a woman as senior Rabbi of a shul).  She is head of the Gemara department at SAR Academy in Riverdale, NY.  R’ Najman has extensive experience teaching and speaking in the Jewish community on topics ranging from bioethics to environmental law. Rabbi Najman has served on the board of the Halakhic Organ Donor Society (HODS) for more than a decade and presently serves on the YCT and JOFA Advisory Boards as well.  Rabbi Najman studied as a Drisha fellow and then went on to study at Nishmat, where she learned in their Machon Gavoha/Niddah learning program. She received her Rabbinic Ordination from Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber. R’ Najman earned her certification in Bioethics and Medical Humanities from NYU/Einstein Bioethics and Medical Humanities Certificate Program.  She compiled Jewish legal source material for HODS and has developed and taught halakhic curricula for the Drisha Institute as well as Ma’ayanot and SAR Yeshivot.  Rabbi Najman is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.