Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash is Senior Faculty at Pardes, where she teaches contemporary halakha and Talmud and also holds the positions of Education Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar and Sexual Misconduct Officer. Nechama studied in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and Hilkhata. She holds a Masters in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University, and is a certified Yoetzet Halakha from Nishmat.
In addition to her work at Pardes, Nechama is Senior Faculty at Midreshet Torah V’Avodah, Lecturer at Matan Jerusalem, and Director of Kitvuni at Matan. She has published Uncovered: Women’s Roles, Mitzvot and Sexuality in Jewish Law, which explores questions of women and halakha in contemporary Jewish life. Nechama lives in Gush Etzion with her family and enjoys ice cream, meditation and yoga.
The following article was originally published as part of the 5784/2023 Edition of Havruta Magazine. Surprisingly or not, the idea that people might create entities capable of mimicking their physical and cognitive abilities did not exceed the imagination of our…
Critical Issues, Modernity
Parashat Shemini 5782: The Aftermath of Grief Description: In this podcast, we will look at the deaths of Aaron and the different stages of grief presented in the midrash that reflect our own awareness that processing death takes time and…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Shemini
In this podcast, we will look at a series of midrashim that reflect on the irrationality of God’s desire to create human beings and the enormous potential for connection and engagement with the Divine that exists inside of this very…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Bereishit
This podcast is sponsored by Jeff and Alissa Hurok in honor of our dear friends and family who have engaged with and enhanced Jeff’s Torah study. Ki Tavo 5781 – Inscribe the Words Today In this podcast, the manner in…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 2: Rosh Hashana: Power of Choice Description: In this special Pardes from Jerusalem podcast for Rosh Hashana, Nechama Goldman Barash explores both ancient and modern sources that reflect on the power of choice and…
Jewish Calendar, Rosh Hashana
In this podcast, we will look at the controversy of Korah which was not for the sake of heaven but for his own private interests and the ongoing disagreements between the sages Hillel and Shamai which were considered to be…
Tanakh, Torah, Bamidbar (Numbers), Korach
A look at the enormous challenges presented in the post Temple era in reformulating a Temple based holiday into something of meaning and why there is an unfinished passage in the Haggada. Sources: Mishna Pesachim Chapter 10, 1-5, 8-9 / Tosefta…
Jewish Calendar, Pesach
Pardes Daily – Mishnah Track: Tractate Megillah Episode 10 Episode 10 Sources: Esther 10 Course Description: Whose in? An Exploration of Mishnah Megillah: In this Pardes Daily Challenge, we are going to learn through mishnayot in all four chapters of…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily
Pardes Daily – Mishnah Track: Tractate Megillah Episode 9 Episode 9 Sources: Esther 9 Course Description: Whose in? An Exploration of Mishnah Megillah: In this Pardes Daily Challenge, we are going to learn through mishnayot in all four chapters of…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily
Uncovered opens up Jewish legal and historical texts on women’s roles, inviting readers to thoughtfully explore the place of women in Jewish faith and practice.