Yoetzet Halacha

Tova Warburg Sinensky is a graduate of Nishmat’s first U.S. Yoatzot Halacha cohort and has worked as Yoetzet since 2013. In addition to serving our community, she works for the Atlanta Yoetzet Initiative at Ohr Hatorah of Toco Hills. She has fielded thousands of questions related to Taharat HaMishpacha with her signature grace, sensitivity, knowledge, and warmth. In the past, she also served as the Yoetzet Halacha for the Greater Philadelphia area, Interim Yoetzet Halacha of the Riverdale Jewish Center and answered questions for Nishmat’s Golda Koschitzky Women’s Halachic Hotline.

Tova is passionate about building relationships with Rabbis, Rebbetzins, and other professionals to maximally support women and families in a variety of ways. She serves on the advisory committees of the Jewish Fertility Foundation and Eden Center, has contributed to publications for Yesh Tikva and the Eden Center, and has published a number of articles pertaining to the work of Yoatzot Halacha as well as the experience of women and Avodat Hashem. She has taught Kallot for over a decade, and served as a curriculum consultant and educator for various high schools on intimacy & healthy relationships. She is also a trained teacher mentor and has supported dozens of new and veteran teachers. “The bedrock of all of my work is building relationships and supporting individuals in their quest to be their best selves,” she says.

Tova knows the community well, having grown up in Englewood, N.J. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Stern College, and is a graduate of the Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies for Women (GPATS). She also has a master’s in Secondary Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School. “I am passionate about making Torah learning exciting and accessible to women of all ages and stages,” she says. Previously, she was the Gemara and Halacha Department Chair at both Ma’ayanot and Kohelet, taught at Frisch, and frequently lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Tova will can be reached at (201) 655-2180 and at teaneckyoetzet@gmail.com.

Rinat’s contribution to the Bergen County Yoetzet Program was funded
in memory of Helen Brueckheimer

לעילוי נשמת מרת הינדל בת אליקים הכהן

By her loving family

To donate to the Teaneck Yoetzet Halacha Initiative, please visit www.rinat.org/teaneckyoetzet.

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