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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Chana Henkin

Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, left, and his wife, Chana, started a groundbreaking program for Orthodox women to answer questions of Jewish law. (Courtesy of Nishmat/ via JTA)
December 25, 2020, 7:28 pm
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women’s leadership in Orthodoxy, dies
Henkin’s status as a Jewish legal authority lent weight to his support for expanded female roles, while his moderation helped the changes take root in the mainstream community
By Shira Hanau
Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks at a cultural event in Ra'anana on July 15, 2017. (Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 5:53 pm
Ex-defense minister insists he partly blames Israel for terror attack
Moshe Ya’alon says lax government attitude towards Jewish extremists led to deadly 2015 revenge shooting on West Bank highway
By Stuart Winer
Ariel Sharon, second from right, as commander of an armored division in the Sinai during the Six Day War (Courtesy Israel Defense Force Archive)
From the WebMay 26, 2017, 11:45 am
Six US immigrants reflect on emotional tangle post-1967
The Jewish Week: After making aliyah in the wake of the Six Day War, complex feelings and knotty politics linger
By Nathan Jeffay
Official celebration of Israel's Independence Day at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, May 1, 2017. (Screen capture: Facebook video)
May 1, 2017, 10:35 pm
Israelis move from mourning to feting 69 years of independence
At Jerusalem-themed celebration, Knesset speaker calls for national unity: ‘Not every right-winger is a fascist and not every leftist is a traitor’
By ToI Staff
Final rehearsal for the Israeli 65th Independence Day Ceremony, with the torches lit in the background, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 11, 2013. (photo credit:Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
April 19, 2017, 7:33 pm
Trailblazing women’s educator to light Independence Day torch
Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder of program to train female halachic advisers, heads the list of 14 chosen for May ceremony
By ToI Staff
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October 7, 2015, 7:34 pm
Lee-at Salomon
How the Henkins’ neighbors celebrated
For Simchat Torah, 3 days after the murders, there was candy, Torah study and an effort to light up the darkness
The first class of ‘yoazot halacha’ trained to practice in the US includes graduates (left to right) Lisa Septimus, Nechama Price, Avital Weissman, Tova Warburg Sinensky, Dena Block, who pose with their certificates of completion in October 2013. (photo credit: Norman Goldberg)
October 30, 2013, 4:57 pm
Landmark US program graduates first female halachic advisers
American Jewry marks a milestone with the first class of ‘yoazot halacha’ trained to practice in the US
By Rachel Delia Benaim
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