Nishmat's Women’s Health and HalachaIn memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

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Nishmat HaBayit Research Institute Staff

Rabbanit Chana Henkin Chief Editor Rabbanit Chana Henkin Chief Editor Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder and Dean of Nishmat, is the Editor-in-Chief of the Nishmat HaBayit Research Institute since its inception in 2012. Together with her husband, noted halachic authority Rabbi Yehuda Henkin z”l, Rabbanit Henkin created the unique role of Yoatzot Halacha, women experts in… Read More

Website Staff

Rabbi Kenneth Auman Rabbinic Supervisor Rabbi Kenneth Auman Rabbinic Supervisor Rabbi Kenneth Auman serves as the rabbinic supervisor of Yoatzot.org and reviews all halachic content on the site. He is also the Dean of Nishmat’s Miriam Glaubach Center for the training of Yoatzot Halacha in the United States. Rabbi Auman has been the rabbi of… Read More

Nishmat’s U.S Yoatzot Halacha Fellows Program

We are excited to announce that applications are live for Nishmat’s U.S Miriam Glaubach Center’s Yoatzot Halacha Fellows Program. This program is based in the United States but is a virtual program and as such accepts applicants from all over (except Israel.) For further information, please see the attached brochure. Click the link below to… Read More

Nishmat HaBayit Research Institute

Machon Nishmat HaBayit was established in 2012 as a Research Institute of Nishmat’s Yoatzot Halacha, with the goal of putting their work into writing. Yoatzot Halacha have been strengthening the observance of Taharat Hamishpacha for over two decades, offering supportive woman-to-woman halachic counsel that incorporates extensive knowledge of women’s health and related fields. The Yoatzot… Read More

Miriam Glaubach Center Yearbook

NISHMAT’S MIRIAM GLAUBACH CENTER 2006-2020 America’s Yoatzot Halacha Expanding our reach with expertise and caring hearts. “Hi. Can I ask you a ‘Yoetzet question’?” American Orthodox women have a new way of describing their questions about taharat hamishpachah and mikveh, marriage and wellness. They ask “Yoetzet questions” and they’ve come to expect and cherish access… Read More

How to Become a Yoetzet Halacha

“Keren Ariel provided me with previously unavailable halachic knowledge that qualifies me to help women, to contribute my talents to the community, and to be part of the wider halachic discussion. I am delighted now to be able to mentor yoatzot-in-training.” Noa Lau, Program Coordinator and Moshe & Charlotte Green Scholar in Jewish Law. Nishmat’s groundbreaking Yoatzot Halacha… Read More

Miriam Glaubach Center

Miriam Glaubach Center

The mission of the Miriam Glaubach Center is to enhance women’s observance of the laws of taharat hamishpacha and bring the expertise and compassion of Nishmat’s Yoatzot Halacha to Jewish communities across North America. Read More

Website Policies

Our Mission Nishmat’s Women’s Health and Halacha Website was founded in 1999. Our core goals are: To offer practical information on taharat hamishpacha (family purity) and related areas of halacha, including their interface with women’s health, to a wide international audience. To provide a woman-to-woman response to individual questions on these topics. Halachic Policy Our… Read More

Yoatzot Halacha

Nishmat, The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women, located in Jerusalem, pioneered the education and certification of Yoatzot Halacha. Yoatzot Halacha are female advisors in taharat hamishpacha (family purity), an area of Jewish Law that relates to marriage, sexuality and women’s health. This role was devised to assist women who are more… Read More

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