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Rabbanit Shimoni has learned at Migdal Oz, Matan, and the Susi Bradfield Womenโs Institute for Halakhic Leadership at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She holds a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and a BEd in Torah Shebeโal Peh and Jewish Thought from Herzog College. She is currently studying towards an MA in Jewish Thought Education at Herzog College. Rabbanit Shimoni taught gemara and halakha at Pelech High School and served as a ramit for shana bet at Migdal Oz. She directs Meshivat Nefesh, the online responsa program of the rabbaniyot of Beit Hillel. She is also a plastic artist and member of โA Studio of Her Own.
Recent Posts
Oral, Not Written Testimony – Gefet 71
Can you send written testimony to a rabbinical court or do you need to go in person? What happens to the witness during his testimony…
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Does a Messenger Always Get the Job Done? – Gefet 70
When we ask someone to do something, can we assume she has done it? This week we will analyze the different approaches in the commentaries…
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Aggadic Tales of the Destruction – Gefet 69
Why Was the Temple Destroyed? Why do the aggadot of the destruction appear in the fifth chapter of Gittin? Through our learning, we will reveal…
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The Unique Oath of Partial Admission – Gefet 68
What is the significance of taking an oath in the name of God? How does this demonstrate our sagesโ insight into the human psyche? And…
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Redeeming Captives – Gefet 67
Clearly an important mitzva – but is there a threshold? Through an analysis of the sugya and the rishonim, we will see how the halakha…
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Pruzbol – Gefet 66
How did Hillel undermine a mitzva from the Torah? What is the role of halakha? And what do we do if we feel that the…
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Shlichut After Death – Gefet 65
Can a messenger carry out a mission after the death of the sender? Our sugya (Gittin 29) – which discusses a messenger appointing another messenger…
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Can a Slave be a Messenger? – Gefet 64
What is more complicated: to bring a get or to receive a get? This weekโs Gefet explores the logic behind these issues. Gefet with…
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Shuda – Gefet 63
Shuda – The Messenger Gets to Decide In our sugya, we are dealing with a case where one sent money to another through a messenger…
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Liโshma for a Get – What and Why? – Gefet 62
We generally recognize the term liโshma in the context of Limmud Torah and observing mitzvot but surprisingly, in Masechet Gittin we learn that a get…
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