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In this Jewish Week article, Steve Lipman writes about Midrasha in Manhattan, an organization founded by Viewpoints Contributor Temima Goldberg Shulman.
Midrasha is a reflection of Shulman, a journalist and veteran teacher who was born in Jerusalem, lived there until she came to the U.S. more than three decades ago, lives in the largely black-hat Orthodox community of Passaic, N.J., and speaks fluent Hebrew.
All her Midrasha programs, usually centered around Jewish-identity themes connected with upcoming Jewish holidays, feature some study of classical Jewish sources.
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Temima Goldberg Shulman is a Jerusalem-born, award winning writer and teacher based in New Jersey. She has taught Bible and Jewish law at New Jersey Jewish high schools and in Israel. She has worked as a daily reporter, a book review columnist, and as an Israel correspondent, interviewing the likes of Yaakov Agam and Yizhak Rabin. As a community activist, 13 years ago she turned her attention to women's issues and healthy sexuality.
Today she writes and speaks about these issues, their origins in the Bible and Talmud, and their application and relevance to modern Jewish life. She is founder and director of the Midrasha in Manhattan, a house of study and culture for Israelis, opening 2017.