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Women’s Siyum HaShas One Year Later: Hadran Drives Revolutionary Change in Talmud Study
January 07, 2021
Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber wakes up at 4:45 a.m. every day. One cup of coffee later, she powers on her computer and connects via Zoom from her home in Ra’anana to teach her first Daf Yomi lesson of the day—this one in Hebrew.
Rabbanit Michelle Farber on "That's Life"
January 7, 2021
Listen to Rabbanit Michelle Farber's live interview recording from Nachum Segal Network's "That's Life" with Miriam L. Wallach.
Women’s Talmud Study Picks Up During the Pandemic
January 4, 2021
The current cycle of ‘Daf Yomi’ learning has seen more resources aimed at women from all levels of observance.
A Revolution in Jewish Learning, With Women Driving Change
Jan. 4, 2020
For centuries, Talmud study has been the domain of men. Through Hadran, women are increasingly embracing it.
Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber Teaches the Daf at Rinat
February 27, 2020
On Thursday evening, February 20, a large gathering of men and women assembled at Congregation Rinat Yisrael to participate in a Daf Yomi learning session offered by Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber.
The Woman Leading a Revolution in Talmud Learning
February 25, 2020
On Jan. 5, thousands of Jewish people gathered in a hall in Jerusalem for Siyum HaShas, the celebration marking the completion of the seven-and-a-half year Daf Yomi cycle of Talmud study.
Standing up for Talmud Study
February 14, 2020
Michelle Farber brings her Daf Yomi experience to Teaneck. The Talmud is the "basis of everything" Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber said. "Most of our Judaism comes from the Talmud, and learning it creates a different understanding of our tradition and our religion."
Orthodox Jewish Women Take A New Lead In Talmud Study In Israel
February 2, 2020
Among devout Orthodox Jews, the intense study of Talmud is no longer just a man's world. Women are increasingly delving into this central religious work, and American expats in Israel are at the forefront of the trend.
A first-of-its-kind Jerusalem event shows that Talmud learning is for women, too
Jan. 10, 2020
What does one wear to the first major celebration of women’s achievements in Talmud learning, a “before and after” moment that will affect our community for ages to come?
Orthodox women seek bigger role as Jews end Talmud cycle
Jan. 7, 2020
As Orthodox Jews worldwide conclude a grueling marathon of daily Talmud study, a growing number of Israeli women have joined the effort, spotlighting collapsing gender barriers in the male-dominated community.
In Jerusalem, the world of Talmud study fetes its newest superstars — women
Jan. 6, 2020
An event marks the culmination of a 7.5-year daily gemara cycle — and a crescendo in decades of efforts by teachers to wrest Jewish texts from men’s-only clubs
Thousands gather to celebrate women’s Talmud study in Jerusalem
January 6, 2020
Come in: There’s Room Now for Women Too in Talmud Learning. -Ilana Blumberg
On a cold night in Jerusalem, more than 3300 women and men gathered for the first public celebration of women’s Siyum HaShas.
First mass women’s Daf Yomi celebration to take place in Jerusalem
December 16, 2019
On January 4 next year, the seven and a half year cycle of Talmud study in which a double-sided folio page of Talmud is studied every day, will be completed.
Talmud study isn’t just for men
December 16, 2019
A quiet revolution is taking place in women's learning.
For the past 2,600 or so days Michelle Cohen Farber has opened up her home in Ra’anana at 8.15am sharp to a group of women of all ages to teach them daf yomi — a daily page — of the Babylonian Talmud.
Interviews and Blogs
Interview with Simon Brooke
May 14, 2021
Read Rabbanit Michelle Farber's answers to Simon Brooke's questions aimed to inspire others with Jewish-oriented wisdom and knowledge.
Rabbanit Michelle Farber on the Valley Beit Midrash with Rabbi-Shmuly Yanklowitz.
May 12, 2021
Moshe Dayan, Daf Yomi & Dreams
March 3, 2020
There are so many concerns in the world today; so many ways to focus on our emotional, physical and spiritual health. The world is bracing for more coronavirus outbreaks... Every day for the last 60, I’ve enjoyed an escape from the swirl of current day chaos.
The Women Who Made Talmud Study Less Intimidating
Jan. 15, 2020
The women who have been learning a page of Talmud a day since 2012, when the last seven and a half year Daf Yomi cycle have created a new reality with their study.
The Next Women’s Siyum ha-Shas
January 15, 2020
Like most people at the Hadran Siyum ha-Shas for women on January 5 in Jerusalem, I hadn’t actually finished Shas myself. But it didn’t matter.
Reflections on a Magnanimous Night of Historic Proportions
January 7, 2020
The experts say to sleep on it because things will always seem brighter and clearer in the morning. And as such, hence my reflections from the morning after a night of most magnanimous historic proportions.
For a few short hours… at the Women’s Siyum HaShas
January 6, 2020
For a few short hours, I felt no tension. Just pure joy, sweetness, love, inspiration and awe. It was the Hadran Siyum Hashas for women in Jerusalem, and the feeling was electrifying and deeply meaningful and fulfilling all at once.