Rosh Chodesh Sivan marks the beginning of the month of the Jewish calendar, a month that embodies the message of "three". In Shabbat 88a, Rabbi Yossi HaGellili teaches that the Torah was given in three parts (Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim) to a people who are divided into three parts (Kohanim, Leviim and Yisraelim) by the one who was a third (Moshe was the third child) in the third month (Sivan) on the third day of preparation. Kohelet teaches us that a three-ply cord will not fray easily. Sivan represents that strong bond between Hashem and His people as demonstrated by the giving of the Torah, the most holy and ever-lasting gift.
Please join the OU Women's Initiative at ou.org/women/rc on Tuesday, May 31 at 12 noon EST for our virtual Rosh Chodesh Sivan shiur with Mrs. Leah Herzog.
Leah Herzog is an educator, writer and psychologist who currently teaches at MATAN and at Midreshet Amudim, as well as international zoom classes. She is also an educational coach for BetterLesson, and a museum educator and certified tour guide at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. Leah graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Psychology from Barnard College, when she was also inducted into the Phi Betta Kappa society, and earned her Teacher's Certification from Michlalah, the Jerusalem College for Women. She earned her M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago and continued her doctoral work in the same field; she also received certification from the Administrator Development Academy at the University of Cincinnati. Leah has taught Tanach and psychology to high school students and adults for over 30 years; in addition, Leah chaired the Tanach department at RKYHS in Livingston, NJ . Before her aliya in 2019, Leah taught Tanach and was the co-director of Israel Guidance at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck, NJ for 13 years. Leah is also a writer, a Sefaria Educator, a certified mentor and an expert in Project-Based Learning in the Jewish studies classroom. She also liaises with the human networks around people with impairments, as well as supporting and educating regarding infertility and pregnancy loss. She lives in Givat Ze'ev with her husband, Rabbi Avi Herzog and has two adult children.
All the best, 
Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
Director, The Women's Initiative
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