MaharatCast is Yeshivat Maharat’s podcast featuring students, faculty, and alumnae.
Season 3 features Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Jeffrey Fox in conversation with thought leaders and Jewish professionals on the topic, Female Same-Sex Intimacy in Halakha: A New Approach. The podcast features interviews with Dr. Kathy Peiss, Dr. Gillian Steinberg, Rachael Fried, and Miryam Kabakov.
In Season 2, Rabba Dina Brawer ('18) explored themes of teshuva and personal journeys of return with Maharat students and graduates.
In Season 1, Rabba Ramie Smith ('16) introduced listeners to graduates and faculty in a new way, highlighting the person behind the leader, exploring the passions and talents that make our graduates so unique, AND discussing how these interests impact each person’s role as clergy.
Miryam Kabakov is the current Executive director of Eshel. In our conversation, she shares a bit about the history of gay frum women, reflects on how an entire community came out of the closet, and what that means for the Orthodox community today.
Miryam Kabakov bio: https://www.eshelonline.org/our-team/
Music: Batya Levine
Editor: Jude Ephson
22 May 2023
From Stern to JQY to building a Jewish home
Rachael Fried currently serves as the Executive Director of JQY. You can read her full bio here: https://bit.ly/3Ixnj0k.
To give a sense of the Stern and YU world that Rachel is coming from, this link might be helpful:
The “Gay” panel at YU: https://bit.ly/3ofKkOx
Being LGBTQ+ in an Orthodox World: a Panel of YU Undergrad Students & Alumni
https://bit.ly/3BLHZOb
Here are a few more articles written by (or about) Rachel’s important work:
-https://bit.ly/45l8VSB
-https://bit.ly/42V5nVq
-https://bit.ly/3WqbE9e
Music: Batya Levine
Editor: Jude Ephson
Come and join us to learn more about Rachael’s inspiring personal journey and life-long professional commitment to supporting and nurturing her own community.
16 May 2023
The Power of Language
Dr. Gillian Steinberg is an English teacher at SAR High School, and she is also a talented writing coach (https://www.teachingwritingbetter.com/about). She wrote an important article about the use of metaphors in this area of communal discourse for Machon Si’ach (https://www.machonsiach.org/inside-the-conversation/2020/6/15/the-use-of-metaphors-in-discussing-homosexuality). In addition, see here for the paper by Rabbi Ethan Tucker on handedness to which Dr. Steinberg refers: https://www.hadar.org/torah-resource/uniformity-and-diversity-left-handedness-and-halakhah
Music: Batya Levine
Editor and Producer: Jude Ephson
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