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Bracha Rutner (born May 9, 1976) is an American teacher, the head of school of Yeshiva University High School for Girls,[1] and the first yoetzet halacha in North America.[2]
Education
Rutner is a graduate of the Bruria Scholars Program at Midreshet Lindenbaum and a graduate of the ATID Fellowship Program in Jerusalem. She received her BA in Judaic Studies from Stern College for Women in 1998 and got her master's degree in Education Administration from St. John's University.[3] She also attended Nishmat’s Keren Ariel Women’s Halachic Institute in Jerusalem and has done graduate work in Talmud from Hebrew University, and is currently pursuing her EdD in the Azrieli Doctoral Program for Administration.[1]
Career
After studying at Nishmat, Rutner was hired by
Rutner has given lectures and been a scholar in residence in communities all across North America. She taught halacha at Yeshiva of Flatbush high school[3] from 2003 until 2010. In 2010, Rutner began teaching Gemara at Yeshiva University High School for Girls (YUHSG), where she served as Department Chair of Judaic studies and later assistant principal. She then became Head of School in 2022, after taking over during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2015, she served as part of a committee organized by the Rabbinical Council of America to review its conversion processes.[6]
Personal life
Rutner is originally from Silver Spring, Maryland.[4]
Rutner lives with her husband and four children in West Hempstead, NY,[1] where she teaches at Eitz Chayim synagogue in the adult education program.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Our Faculty". Yeshiva University High School for Girls.
- ^ a b "Yoetzet Halacha". Kemp Mill Synagogue.
- ^ a b "Bracha Rutner". Torah In Motion.
- ^ a b c "In a First, Orthodox Shul Hires Woman to Rule on Certain Jewish Legal Issues". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2004-06-07.
- ^ "Bracha Rutner Appointed Head of Yeshiva University High School for Girls". Queens Jewish Link. 25 May 2022.
- ^ "After voyeurism scandal, RCA panel urges conversion reform". The Times of Israel. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Grant, Nakeem (2021-07-22). "Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park earns grant from Orthodox Union". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-28.