The Women's Torah
The Women's Torah Project, a project of the Kadima Reconstructionist Community in Seattle, WA, is creating the first sefer Torah in history to be scribed and embellished by an international community of women. It is the first woman-scribed Torah commissioned in modern times; the first Torah to be intentionally scribed by a partnership of women; and the first Torah to be supported, written and adorned by an international community of women and men sustaining one another through the hard work of transforming ideals into reality. But the WTP is already about more than creating a Sefer Torah, although that would be enough. It is about more than opening doors for women called to meaningful work that has been denied to them for millennia because of their gender, although that, too, would be enough. It is about transformation, about building connections, about bringing people closer to Torah by bringing Torah closer to them.
Torah Rollers are CompleteAmy Gilron has just completed the etz-chayim, or rollers, for the Women's Torah. Amy was born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois, earning a Bachelor of Arts. She trained as a professional cabinetmaker at two trade schools in Norway and has worked as a cabinetmaker in both Israel and the United States. In her studio in Beer Sheva, Amy creates original designs of Judaica and other functional items, using woods from all over the world, sometimes with accents of glass and metalwork. Recently she has also delved into silver work and jewelry making. She lives Beer Sheva, Israel, with her husband, children and dogs. |
Get 'er Done!
Women across the world are writing this Torah together. It is the change we wish to be--a cooperative, international community creating, learning from and embellishing the same Torah that binds Jews together on every continent.
Mail your donation to:
Kadima Women's Torah Project
12353 8th Ave NE
Seattle WA 98125
or make your donation on-line at www.kadima.org or www.womenstorah.com.
