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Nechama Goldman Barash made aliyah from Philadelphia over 20 years ago after graduating from Stern College. She studied for three years in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and finished a master’s degree in Talmud at Bar-Ilan University. She is a graduate of Nishmat’s Yoetzet Halacha program and has been certified to teach brides before their weddings, as well as qualifying as a sex educator through Yahel and the Eden Center. She also studied for three years in Matan’s advanced halakha program, Hilkhata.

Nechama is the Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar. She teaches contemporary halakha and Talmud at Matan and Pardes, as well as Talmud and women and halakha in Torah V’Avodah (TVA), a Bnei Akiva gap year program based in Matan. She is an active member of Beit Hillel and participates in interfaith dialogue through Roots, based in Gush Etzion, close to where she lives with her family. She recently publish Uncovered, Women’s Roles, Mitzvot and Sexuality in Jewish Law (Urim), a thought-provoking exploration of these pivotal topics..

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The following article was originally published as part of the 5784/2023 Edition of Havruta Magazine. Surprisingly or not, the idea that people might…

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Parashat Shemini 5782: The Aftermath of Grief Description: In this podcast, we will look at the deaths of Aaron and the different stages…

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In this podcast, we will look at a series of midrashim that reflect on the irrationality of God’s desire to create human beings…

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This podcast is sponsored by Jeff and Alissa Hurok in honor of our dear friends and family who have engaged with and enhanced…

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Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 2: Rosh Hashana: Power of Choice Description: In this special Pardes from Jerusalem podcast for Rosh Hashana,…

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In this podcast, we will look at the controversy of Korah which was not for the sake of heaven but for his own…

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A look at the enormous challenges presented in the post Temple era in reformulating a Temple based holiday into something of meaning and…

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Pardes Daily – Mishnah Track: Tractate Megillah Episode 10 Episode 10 Sources: Esther 10 Course Description: Whose in? An Exploration of Mishnah Megillah:…

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Pardes Daily – Mishnah Track: Tractate Megillah Episode 9 Episode 9 Sources: Esther 9 Course Description: Whose in? An Exploration of Mishnah Megillah:…

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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.

Nechama Goldman Barash

by Nechama Goldman Barash