Books, Courses and Refreshers
Books
A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life
By Dr. Deena Zimmerman, yoetzet halacha, MD MPH IBCLC
Dr. Deena Zimmerman's guide to the laws of niddah and their interaction with women's health at various stages of the life cycle is now available in soft cover from bookstores or online at Urim Publications. Dr. Zimmerman is the Director and Medical Advisor of this website.
"This volume is an authoritative treatment of the subject, by one of the first graduates of Nishmat, and should prove invaluable to all who cherish the wholeness of the bond between husband and wife and the holiness of Torah Judaism.â€, Rabbi Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University and Rosh Hayeshiva of RIETS
"The combination of knowledge and scholarship, experience, empathy and understanding [Dr. Deena Zimmerman] brings to this topic should help ensure A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life a place on the bookshelf of every modern woman committed to Halacha." from the Foreword by Rabbi Yehuda Henkin
Information on additional books and websites, in Hebrew and English, is available in the Resources & Links section of this website.
Courses and Refreshers
Kallah Companion is a comprehensive online curriculum in taharat hamishpacha designed especially for brides. Intended to supplement traditional personal instruction, the course enables kallot to prepare and review what they learn with their teachers, and to explore questions they might not otherwise encounter.
The course includes:
- Clear, friendly, practical instruction in the laws of taharat hamishpacha
- Explanations of the conceptual and logical framework underlying the halacha
- Interactive review questions following each lesson and each unit
- Helpful guidance for shalom bayit
- Straightforward information on women's health and intimacy
- Unlimited opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues with a yoetzet halacha
Kallah Companion was created by yoatzot halacha under the direction of Dr. Deena Zimmerman, the author of A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life, who is both a yoetzet and a practicing physician. Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, author of four volumes of halachic responsa B'nai Banim, provides expert halachic supervision and guidance for all aspects of the course.
For more information, click here
Marriage Companion is a new online taharat hamishpacha review course created by yoatzot halacha for married women and their husbands.
The course includes:
- A comprehensive review of the laws of taharat hamishpacha
- Straightforward information on women's health topics and their halachic implications
- Units on intimacy and shalom bayit
- Sources for in-depth halachic study
- Interactive review questions
- Unlimited opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues with a yoetzet halacha
Marriage Companion was created by yoatzot halacha under the direction of Dr. Deena Zimmerman, the author of A Lifetime Companion to the Laws of Jewish Family Life, who is both a yoetzet and a practicing physician. Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, author of four volumes of halachic responsa B'nai Banim, provides expert halachic supervision and guidance for all aspects of the course.
For more information click here www.yoatzot.org/marriagecompanion