Nashim: The Grammar of Choice: Women’s Actions in Jewish Story and History
Thursday, January 15, 2026 • 26 Tevet 5786
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMBeit Midrash (Chapel)11:30am to 1:30pm
Join us for an exciting Nashim education series, comprised of 6 sessions with Tova Birnbaum! Bring your own lunch and get ready to learn!
Jewish tradition is rooted in words, but it is also shaped by action. This series explores how women craft Jewish story and history through choice, presence, and deeds - spoken and unspoken - revealing a broader grammar of meaning. Through close readings of biblical and rabbinic texts, we will trace a shared grammar in which words, silence, and action work together to generate transformation and historical change.
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about tova birnbaum
Tova Birnbaum is a faculty member at the Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership and a Rabbinic Ordination student at the Shalom Hartman Institute. She was the Director of Jewish Life at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto and a Senior Jewish Education Specialist at the JCC Association. Tova was born in B'nai B'rak, Israel, in an Ultra-Orthodox home, and was one of the founders of the BINA Secular Yeshiva in Tel Aviv, where she was a faculty member. She also served as the Central Shlicha (emissary), Director of the North America Region of the World Zionist Organization. Tova is a Judaic studies teacher, Theater Midrash workshop facilitator, and a Secular Jewish Life Cycle ceremonies officiant. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto and on the Birthright Israel International Education Committee. Tova holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Jewish Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a master's degree in Theater from Tel Aviv University. Tova and her husband live in Palo Alto, California, and are proud parents of two daughters.
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