Jennie Rosenfeld

Jennie Rosenfeld is the first woman to be appointed as the spiritual leader of an Orthodox Jewish community in modern-day Israel.^[1]^[2] She was appointed by Orthodox Rabbi Shlomo Riskin as the manhiga ruhanit of Efrat in January 2015 to answer residents' questions on halacha, Jewish law.^[1]^[3] In November 2016, Rosenfeld was appointed administrator of the area's rabbinical court that handles property claims.^[4]

Rosenfeld is also the co-author of The Newlywed's Guide to Physical Intimacy, a sexual education book aimed at Orthodox Jews.^[5]

Written works and books

Rosenfeld co-authored the book The Newlywed's Guide to Physical Intimacy with David Ribner, an Orthodox therapist.^[5]^[6]

She wrote her doctoral thesis in 2008, Talmudic re-readings: Toward a Modern Orthodox sexual ethic.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Sharon, Jeremy (15 January 2015). "Orthodox woman appointed to serve as communal spiritual leader in Efrat". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Berkowitz, Eliyahu. "Israel – First Ever Orthodox Woman Appointed As Efrat's New Spiritual Leader". JPUpdates.
^ Kissileff, Beth (13 March 2015). "Female Spiritual Leader In Efrat Begins Role". The Forward. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Sharon, Jeremy (15 November 2016). "Woman to serve as rabbinical court administrator in Efrat". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Estrin, Daniel (22 April 2013). "The sex manual for ultra-Orthodox Jews". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Sztokman, Elana (16 January 2012). "The Sisterhood: On Teaching Talmud and Sex Toys". The Forward. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Rosenfeld, Jennie (2008). "Talmudic re-readings: Toward a Modern Orthodox sexual ethic".

Women rabbis and Torah scholars

Timeline of women rabbis

Pre-modern
figures

Bible and Talmud	Deborah (1107–1067 BCE) Bruriah (2nd century)
Medieval and early modern era	Rashi's daughters (11th–12th century) Bat ha-Levi (12th century) Paula Dei Mansi (13th century) Miriam Shapira-Luria (14th century) Fioretta of Modena (1522–1580) Bayla Falk (16th century) Eva Bacharach (1580–1651) Asenath Barzani (1590–1670) Frehat Bat Avraham (d. 1756) Maiden of Ludmir (1805–1888)

Modern figures

Ray Frank (1861–1948)
Lily Montagu (1873–1963)
Regina Jonas (1902–1944)
Tehilla Lichtenstein (1893–1973)
Paula Ackerman (1893–1989)
Martha Neumark (1904–1981)
Avis Clamitz (1908-1991)
Helen Levinthal (1910–1989)
Sally Priesand (b. 1946)
Mimi Feigelson (b. 1963)

First ordination by denomination	Regina Jonas (Reform, 1935) Sandy Sasso (Reconstructionist, 1974) Lynn Gottlieb (Renewal, 1981) Amy Eilberg (Conservative, 1985) Tamara Kolton (Humanistic, 1999) Sara Hurwitz (Orthodox, 2009)