Yarchei Kallah for "REBBETZINS"

I have no comment on this topic. I'm just sitting and laughing at how pathetic this is. YU: Rabbis’ wives are facing an increasingly complex series of opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. While some are happy and content in the traditional role of “rebbetzin,” helping their husbands lead and minister to their communities, many others are seeking their own personal and professional identities and are striving to negotiate their own needs with the traditional expectations of a rabbi’s wife. Yet, there is no formal program that addresses their evolving role and provides them with guidance on how to navigate this situation. Until now.The Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University has developed what is believed to be the first formal program at any rabbinical school or organization in America designed to give rabbis’ wives the opportunity to meet with seasoned professionals to discuss issues of self, family, and community in a safe and supportive environment. The participants – young and old, from large metropolitan areas and from small towns across North America – will have the opportunity also to network, develop lasting relationships and a support system, and enjoy the intellectual stimulation of Torah study with leading Jewish scholars. The “Rebbetzins Yarchei Kallah” program launches with a three-day conference Feb. 28 to March 2 at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck, NJ. More than 30 rabbis’ wives are scheduled to attend and participate in sessions such as “Community, Confidant, Teacher, and Hostess: Defining and Managing the Role of the Rabbi’s Wife,” “Our Husbands Ourselves: Advisor, Supporter, and Partner,” “My Journey: Where Am I and How Did I Get Here?,” and “The Strength of Connections: Caring, Sharing, and Planning.” “Contemporary Orthodox Jews, from rabbis and rabbis’ wives to lay leaders and community members, are sophisticated, intelligent and rooted professionally and culturally in the secular world while living traditional Jewish lives,” said Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, the internationally prominent rabbi who serves as Senior Scholar of the Center for the Jewish Future and is directing this initiative with his wife Shana Yocheved Schacter, a licensed psychoanalyst in private practice......