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Rabbanit Yael Shimoni

Rabbanit Shimoni has learned at Migdal Oz, Matan, and the Susi Bradfield Womenโ€™s Institute for Halakhic Leadership at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She holds a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and a BEd in Torah Shebeโ€™al 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 โ€œA Studio of Her Own.

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Oral, Not Written Testimony – Gefet 71

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / July 27, 2023 | ื˜ืณ ื‘ืื‘ ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / July 21, 2023 | ื’ืณ ื‘ืื‘ ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / July 14, 2023 | ื›ืดื” ื‘ืชืžื•ื– ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / July 6, 2023 | ื™ืดื– ื‘ืชืžื•ื– ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / June 29, 2023 | ื™ืณ ื‘ืชืžื•ื– ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / June 21, 2023 | ื‘ืณ ื‘ืชืžื•ื– ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / June 13, 2023 | ื›ืดื“ ื‘ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืชืฉืคืดื’

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

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / June 9, 2023 | ื›ืณ ื‘ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืชืฉืคืดื’

What is more complicated: to bring a get or to receive a get? This weekโ€™s Gefet explores the logic behind these issues.   Gefet with…

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Shuda – Gefet 63

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / May 30, 2023 | ื™ืณ ื‘ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืชืฉืคืดื’

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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Liโ€™shma for a Get – What and Why? – Gefet 62

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni / May 23, 2023 | ื’ืณ ื‘ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืชืฉืคืดื’

We generally recognize the term liโ€™shma in the context of Limmud Torah and observing mitzvot but surprisingly, in Masechet Gittin we learn that a get…

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