Repro Shabbat

February 22, 2025, All Day

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Michal Raucher is an associate professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. Her research lies at the intersection of the anthropology of women in Judaism, reproductive ethics, and religious authority. As a Fulbright Fellow, Dr. Raucher conducted research on the reproductive ethics of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish women in Israel. Her first book, Conceiving Agency: Reproductive Authority among Haredi Women is based on this research. Dr. Raucher is working on her second book, “The New Rabbis,” exploring how women’s religious authority is changing American Orthodoxy. Dr. Raucher is currently conducting research on abortion and religion in America. Since 2021, she has been interviewing Jews who had abortions. Her team has interviewed over 100 Jews who have had abortions since 1973, and they will be publishing their findings in the coming months.

Services @ 9:30

Discussion After Services:  Abortion Advocacy in the US Today 

Kiddish Lunch