Jewish Medical Ethics 2016 - What is a Yoetzet? (session 5)
New/old frontiers in Halacha: The Yoetzet Halacha - Laurie Novick
11:20- 12:20 - What is a Yoetzet Halacha and what does she do?
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Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick
Laurie Novick is Director and Head Writer of Deracheha: womenandmitzvot.org, a project of Yeshivat Har Etzion in partnership with the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women (Migdal Oz) and the Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash. Laurie has worked as a Yoetzet Halacha for nineteen years, chiefly as a Senior Responder for yoatzot.org. Laurie is also certified as a Fertility Counselor and as a Sharsheret Breast Cancer Educator, guiding women on the intersection of health and halacha. Laurie also taught at Nishmat for many years and…