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Watch this panel with JOFA Australia’s president Nomi Kaltmann from the JOFA conference in New York this past December!

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Hear from global feminist leadership pioneers. What can North American and international communities learn from one another?

Moderator: Rabba Daphne Lazar Price
Speakers: Rabba Anat Sharbat, Rabbanit Nomi Kal, Rabbi Dina Brawer

🔗 https://youtu.be/qWFEVJoAs2I

**TRAINING OPPORTUNITY**

The Train, Engage, Connect, and Support (TECS) national project of the Settlement Services International (SSI) aims to build the capacity of multicultural faith and community leaders to effectively support individuals experiencing Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence (FDSV) within their communities.

TECS has developed a training package targeted at Rabbis, Rebbetzins, leaders and their communities.

This online training for free and can be accessed via the link below.

This is a self-paced training and participants don’t need to complete the training in one sitting.

This 3-hour online training will give you the tools to safely support people experiencing FDSV in their communities.

Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

This is an opportunity to strengthen their leadership and be a part of positive change in their communities.

Access the training here:
link:

Train, Engage, Connect and Support (TECS) project This e-learning has been developed to help faith and community leaders feel more confident in recognising family, domestic and sexual violence, responding appropriately, and referring victim-survivors to support services.

Very exciting to celebrate the launch of the JOFA Australia Writers Retreat Anthology!

Fabulous to launch our first ever publication with the talented Elise Hearst alongside the women who attended the May 2025 JOFA writing retreat from Victoria and Western Australia.

The anthology compiles essays written by the women who attended the retreat and each JOFA Australia participant received coaching to write a personal essay that infused Torah and a topic related to women’s health.

It was a very special evening!

We would like to thank Abe and Dina White sponsoring the publication of the anthology❤️

Something is coming!!

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Sneak peek before the launch of the JOFA Australia anthology!

With heart's broken for our Jewish community in Sydney, we invite the community to debrief about the tragedy in a joint event between JOFA Australia and JOFA
Link to register is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dShgQtOBSm2z_w_FJWSaYQ

Another JOFA Australia writing retreat participant has been published!

This time it is a piece by Rebecca Hoffmann in the The Australian Jewish News:

If you are in New York this Sunday, join JOFA Australia president at the JOFA conference!

Join us for an insightful and inspiring session on “Making Orthodox Feminism a Global Movement” at the Jofa International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy on December 7, 2025 in New York City.

Hear from global feminist leadership pioneers and learn what North American and International communities can teach one another.

Moderator: Rabba Daphne Lazar Price
Speakers: Rabba Anat Sharbat, Rabbanit Nomi Kaltmann, Rabbi Dina Brawer

Register today: https://jofa.givecloud.co/2025-jofa-conference

Naomi Dascal’s essay sits with the grief, relief and tenderness that come when someone you love lives for years inside dementia.

She traces the small rituals of care, the lost language, the twinkle that remained, and the mystery of how love survives when memory and recognition fall away.

Written with support from JOFA Australia and TJI, the piece explores caregiving, connection and the sacred endurance of love.

Another gorgeous essay has come out of the JOFA Australia writing retreat! This time a personal essay by Naomi Dascal in Plus61J Media:

Love Beyond Dementia: A Grandmother's Legacy - The Jewish Independent A heartfelt essay on the enduring love of a grandmother with dementia, exploring the power of love that transcends the confines of a deteriorating brain.