Steph Breitsman

Steph Breitsman (she/her) is a fourth-year rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She is also a soferet-in-training (scribe) and artist, and she is completing a two-year program to be a creative facilitator with the Jewish Studio Project. Currently, she serves as the rabbinic advisor at Bryn Mawr College Hillel, where she supports students in nurturing a pluralistic Jewish community and developing their own creative relationships to Jewish tradition. Prior to starting at RRC, Steph worked for three years with Americans for Peace Now, a U.S. Jewish nonprofit that advocates for the end of the Israeli occupation and for a two-state solution. She also received her master’s degree in Middle East Studies from the George Washington University.

Essays

A desk with Hebrew texts, including a large scroll, an open book, and a printed sheet.

Writing Your Own Megillah: A Purim Drash

February 12, 2023

The story of Esther is one of garments and hidden truths. Queen Esther withholds her identity as a Jewish woman from her husband, King Ahashverosh,

Steph Breitsman

Essays

Writing Your Own Megillah: A Purim Drash

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