Miriam Berkowitz
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Miriam C. Berkowitz is a Conservative rabbi, educator and writer.
Born in Montreal
, she received ordination from the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
, Jerusalem.
For three years she was Assistant Rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan. She was then an Associate Rabbi and scholar in Boca Raton, Florida
. She currently teaches in Jerusalem, Israel.
She is known for her traditionalist responsa
on the mikveh and Family purity which was accepted by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
. She is regarded as an expert on the Mikveh within Conservative Judaism
.
She is the author of Taking the Plunge: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to the Mikveh, which offers a comprehensive discussion of contemporary issues and new mikveh uses along with traditional reasons for observance, details of how to prepare and what to expect, and how the laws developed.
She has also written a number of articles.
She is married to Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz.
Born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, she received ordination from the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is an academic institution affiliated with Conservative Judaism first established in New York....
, Jerusalem.
For three years she was Assistant Rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan. She was then an Associate Rabbi and scholar in Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
. She currently teaches in Jerusalem, Israel.
She is known for her traditionalist responsa
Responsa
Responsa comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.-In the Roman Empire:Roman law recognised responsa prudentium, i.e...
on the mikveh and Family purity which was accepted by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha within Conservative Judaism; it is one of the most active and widely known committees on the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly. Within the movement it is known as the CJLS...
. She is regarded as an expert on the Mikveh within Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.Conservative Judaism has its roots in the school of thought known as Positive-Historical Judaism,...
.
She is the author of Taking the Plunge: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to the Mikveh, which offers a comprehensive discussion of contemporary issues and new mikveh uses along with traditional reasons for observance, details of how to prepare and what to expect, and how the laws developed.
She has also written a number of articles.
She is married to Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz.