Denah Weinberg
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Denah Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish
Rebbetzin
and founder and dean of EYAHT
College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae. She is also a speaker on women's issues in Israel and abroad, and has published several essays in Jewish women's anthologies.
She is the widow
of Rabbi Noah Weinberg
, founder of Yeshivat Aish HaTorah
.
, New York to Albert and Esther Goldman. Albert was the youngest of eight children of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Goldman, rabbi of Congregation Ohave Shalom in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
, and his wife, Dina. Weinberg had two sisters, Naomi and Judy, both of whom are deceased.
She married Noah Weinberg in New York in February 1958. They lived in Jerusalem, Israel
and raised 8 sons and 4 daughters. One of their sons, Rabbi Hillel Weinberg
, is the current rosh yeshiva
of Aish HaTorah. She was widowed in 2009.
31:30).
Currently Weinberg herself teaches The 48 Ways to Wisdom, a curriculum developed by Rabbi Weinberg based on Pirkei Avot. She also teaches a curriculum on the beauty and meaning of Shabbat
, which she developed.
She places a strong emphasis on the role of the Jewish woman in her family and community, with special classes in shalom bayit
(marital harmony) and chinuch habanim (raising Jewish children).
She is currently raising funds to construct a five-story, 15400 square feet (1,430.7 m²) campus for EYAHT in the Romema
neighborhood.
During the 2006 Lebanon War, she launched a "1000 Soldiers, 1000 Women Praying" campaign to sign up 1000 women to pray once a day for the welfare of Israeli soldiers on the battle lines.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Rebbetzin
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and founder and dean of EYAHT
EYAHT
EYAHT , is a full-time college for advanced Jewish learning for women in Jerusalem, Israel.Geared to unaffiliated, college-educated and professional women aged 22-30 from English-speaking countries, EYAHT introduces women to the basics of Torah Judaism and encourages them to integrate Torah values...
College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae. She is also a speaker on women's issues in Israel and abroad, and has published several essays in Jewish women's anthologies.
She is the widow
Widow
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood or occasionally viduity. The adjective form is widowed...
of Rabbi Noah Weinberg
Noah Weinberg
Rabbi Yisrael Noach Weinberg was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rosh yeshiva, and a father of today's baal teshuva movement with his establishment of a global network of educational and kiruv programs for unaffiliated Jewish men and women...
, founder of Yeshivat Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah is a Jewish Orthodox organization and yeshiva. Aish HaTorah is actively pro-Israel and encourages Jewish people to visit Israel and connect to the land and its history. Some consider the organisation to reflect a more Religious Zionist philosophy in its attachment to Israel, promoting...
.
Biography
Weinberg was born in Far Rockaway, QueensFar Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community...
, New York to Albert and Esther Goldman. Albert was the youngest of eight children of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Goldman, rabbi of Congregation Ohave Shalom in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.-History:...
, and his wife, Dina. Weinberg had two sisters, Naomi and Judy, both of whom are deceased.
She married Noah Weinberg in New York in February 1958. They lived in Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and raised 8 sons and 4 daughters. One of their sons, Rabbi Hillel Weinberg
Hillel Weinberg
Hillel Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Aish HaTorah.After the passing of his father, Rabbi Noah Weinberg, in February 2009, Rabbi Hillel Weinberg became dean of the Aish HaTorah yeshiva in Jerusalem.-Biography:...
, is the current rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
of Aish HaTorah. She was widowed in 2009.
Founding EYAHT
After giving weekly classes to women in her Kiryat Sanz apartment for several years, in 1984, with seed money from Aish HaTorah, she opened the EYAHT college in two ground-floor apartments located across the street from her home. She named the college "EYAHT" by creating an acronym for the phrase, אשה יראת ה' היא תתהלל, Eesha Yirat Adonoy Hee Tithallal, "A woman who fears God, she shall be praised" (ProverbsBook of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs , commonly referred to simply as Proverbs, is a book of the Hebrew Bible.The original Hebrew title of the book of Proverbs is "Míshlê Shlomoh" . When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms. In the Greek Septuagint the title became "paroimai paroimiae"...
31:30).
Currently Weinberg herself teaches The 48 Ways to Wisdom, a curriculum developed by Rabbi Weinberg based on Pirkei Avot. She also teaches a curriculum on the beauty and meaning of Shabbat
Shabbat
Shabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from...
, which she developed.
She places a strong emphasis on the role of the Jewish woman in her family and community, with special classes in shalom bayit
Shalom bayit
Shalom bayit is the Jewish religious concept of domestic harmony and good relations between husband and wife. In a Jewish court of law, shalom bayit is the Hebrew term for marital reconciliation...
(marital harmony) and chinuch habanim (raising Jewish children).
She is currently raising funds to construct a five-story, 15400 square feet (1,430.7 m²) campus for EYAHT in the Romema
Romema, Jerusalem
Romema is a neighbourhood in northwest Jerusalem, Israel, just off the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway at the main entrance to the city...
neighborhood.
Speaker, writer and community activist
Rebbetzin Weinberg is a featured speaker at the annual Aish HaTorah Partners Conference in New York. She has published several essays in books geared to Jewish women.During the 2006 Lebanon War, she launched a "1000 Soldiers, 1000 Women Praying" campaign to sign up 1000 women to pray once a day for the welfare of Israeli soldiers on the battle lines.
Published works
- "What is Your Potential?" by Denah Weinberg — published in Jewish Matters: A Pocketbook of Knowledge and Inspiration. Doron Kornbluth, ed (1999). Targum/Feldheim. ISBN 1568711883.
- "Shabbat Candles: Lights of the Soul" by Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg — published in Kornbluth, Sarah Tikvah (2000). Jewish Women Speak About Jewish Matters.