Ellie Ash is a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Religion at Boston University. Her research focuses on relationships with Jewish law, religious authority, and liberal values among lay members of a partnership minyan community in the United States.
Drisha was founded in 1979 to provide women with the opportunity to study Talmud and other Jewish texts. It has since expanded to serve students of all genders. Drisha is officially nondenominational but has served as a cornerstone of the Orthodox feminist movement. It has been joined by a number of liberal observant New York institutions that promote intense engagement with Jewish text and observance for women and men.
