October 30: Manhattan: And What Does She Say?

Jewish Orthodox women have a lot to say.
On October 30, join Forward Lifestyle Editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt for “And What Does She Say?” a panel led by accomplished Orthodox women. The event, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, brings together four women in leadership roles for an empowering conversation.

Accompanying Chizhik-Goldschmidt, who also teaches journalism at Yeshiva University, is Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, co-founder of Chochmat Nashim; Leslie Ginsparg Klein, author and academic dean of the Women’s Insitute of Torah Seminary; and Bracha Rutner, Yoetzet Halacha and assistant principal at Yeshiva University High School for Girls.
The event is open to men and women.
To RSVP, please email info@chochmatnashim.org.
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