Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
Sharon Weiss-Greenberg is the former Director of Education Partnerships for My Jewish Learning. She previously worked as the Director of Development and Communications at ELI Talks and former Executive Director of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Sharon also has served as the Rosh Moshava (Head of Camp) at Camp Stone, as the first Orthodox woman chaplain at Harvard University, and as a day school educator. She earned her doctorate at New York University. Sharon is an alumna of the Wexner Fellow/Davidson Scholarship graduate program and a Schusterman ROI Member. She studied at The Drisha Institute for Jewish Education and received her B.A. and M.A. from Yeshiva University.
Articles by Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
Yes, She Wore a Kippah, But Not to the Kotel
She wore a kippah as she opened her gemara. We were a somewhat diverse group–I come from an Orthodox background, ...
Brave Chabad Woman Speaks Out Against Childhood Abuser
On March 23, Sima Yarmush, the daughter of Chabad Shlichim, emissaries, in Santa Monica, California, shared her story of childhood ...
Birth Control – Emphasis on Control
I can clearly remember where I was sitting, in the midst of my Bible class during my final semester at ...
Where Have All the Women Gone?
I subscribe to a variety of listservs, Facebook groups, and news outlets across a wide range of the religious spectrum, ...
The Yom Kippur Diet: Mom Edition
“Are you going to fast on Yom Kippur?” “Are you going to try not to eat until chatzot, midday?” These ...
Camp as a Place for Change
I still have not gotten situated to the long Shabbats of the summer. For sixteen summers, I was immersed in ...