title: Webinar: The Sacrifice of Yiftach’s Daughter and the Aguna Today
start: 2018-02-28
start time: 12:00
end time: 13:00
venue: JOFA
city: New York (NY)
country: US
coordinates: 40.7507, -73.9738
tags: JOFA feminism feminismo feminismus intersectional jofaorg womenrights womensvisibilty
links:
Página Facebook del evento https://www.facebook.com/events/159255668214097/
description:
This webinar shiur will be given by Esther Macner for Ta'anit Esther, International Aguna Day. It will stream live on JOFA's Facebook Page. There is no link available before the webinar begins.
The story of Yiftach's daughter (Judges 11) and how Chazal interpret it is so powerful and relevant to the politics of Batei Din today. Through a close literary read of texts, we will learn why Yiftach's daughter is a symbol of the Aguna today.
ESTHER MACNER, Esq., is founder (2012) of Get Jewish Divorce Justice, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, dedicated to the prevention of get abuse in the Jewish divorce process through education, advocacy, individual counseling. She spearheaded the revision to the Beth Din of America’s revision to the California Prenup (2015). She is also principal at Get Divorce Solutions a divorce co-mediation practice that specializes in religious divorcing couples. She also holds an MA in Tanach and is a sought-after teacher.
On International Agunah Day 2018 she is launching a global #Free_MeToo Campaign for current and former agunot. http://www.getjewishdivorce.org