Hadran is a Jewish women's Talmud study organization based in Jerusalem.[1] The organization is the organizer of the Women's Siyum HaShas, a celebration which marks the seven-year daily study schedule of the Babylonian Talmud known as Daf Yomi.[2]
Overview
editHadran was founded in 2018[3] by a group of Israelis who had studied the Talmud together according to the Daf Yomi ("daily page") schedule. The co-founders of the group are Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber and Shoshana Baker. The purpose of the organization is to make the study of Talmud accessible to Jewish women at all levels of education. The group has produced various resources to support and enhance personal and group study. The organization also aims to advance the status of women in the world of Talmud,[1] as in Jewish history, Talmud was predominantly studied by Jewish men.[4][5]
Women's Siyum HaShas
editIn 2020, the organization hosted the first women's celebration marking the completion of the traditional seven-year cycle of Talmud study, an event which was attended by over 3,000 Jewish women.[2][6][7] The celebration, which is known as a Siyum HaShas, took place in Jerusalem and included participants the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.[8] The study of the Talmud promoted by Hadran follows a daily schedule of study instituted in 1923 for Jewish men, by which, a double-sided folio is studied each day for 7.5 years.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sales, Ben (9 December 2019). "Talmud study is mostly a boys' club. This Orthodox woman wants to change that". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b Blumberg, Ilana (6 Jan 2020). "Thousands gather to celebrate women's Talmud study in Jerusalem". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ "About Hadran". hadran.org.il. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (4 January 2020). "A Revolution in Jewish Learning, with Women Driving Change". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ Newman, Marissa (6 Jan 2020). "In Jerusalem, the world of Talmud study fetes its newest superstars — women". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ Zaken, Danny (15 Jan 2020). "Women's group brings equality to Talmud study". Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Women's Siyum HaShas 2020". hadran.org.il. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (16 Dec 2019). "First mass women's Daf Yomi celebration to take place in Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^ Kaltmann, Nomi (4 January 2021). "Women Study the Talmud in Pandemic". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.