obituaries Orthodox Pioneer Belda Lindenbaum Dies I JTA B elda Lindenbaum, the co-founder of the Midreshet Lindenbaum women's seminary program in Israel combining religious studies and army service, and other programs to advance Orthodox women, has died. Lindenbaum, who, according to the Jewish Women's Archive, "was driven by the birth of her daughters to create new opportunities for Jewish women and girls:' died May 12 in her Manhattan home. She was 76. Lindenbaum was a vice president and founding board member of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance and a found- ing board member of the New York- based Yeshivat Maharat, which ordains Orthodox Jewish woman. She joined her husband, Marcel Lindenbaum, and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin in founding Midreshet Lindenbaum, a women's program of rigorous religious studies in Jerusalem. She also served as president of the board of the Drisha Institute for women, presi- dent of the American Friends of Bar-Ilan University and a board member of Ramaz Day School, all based in New York. "Belda devoted her life, in addition to Marcel and Belda Lindenbaum her wholehearted commitment to Marcel and her family, to being an indefatigable advocate for women's rights to leadership roles in the broader Jewish community and for women's right to divorce in Jewish law. She was deeply religious, and insisted that her God of love and compassion would not and could not allow women Jewish Settlement Movement Pioneer Dies At 80 R abbi Moshe Levinger, considered the "father" of the Jewish settle- ment movement in Judea and Samaria and frequently called "the sheriff of Hebron," died at 80 on May 16 at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where he was hospitalized for the past few months. Levinger was one of the founders of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, as it was known prior to Israel's 2005 disengagement from Gaza. "His leaving on the eve of Jerusalem Day and Hebron Day symbolizes his spirit and the great love he had for the entire Rabbi Moshe Levinger Land of Israel," said Malachi Levinger, the rabbi's son, Israel Hayom reported. Levinger was born in Jerusalem in 1935. In 1968, seeking to revive the historic Jewish presence in Hebron, he led a group of Jews that includ- ed Hanan Porat and Eliyakim Gourmet CANISTERS or TRAYS Trays over $50.00 with this code S103 until 6/3/15 I raDea We Know How to Save! ❑ M style Chocolate 44 Buttons 11 11111111 Get The Jewish News For Ony $491! E=2 so 1/1 ` 1-800-966-7263 • We Ship Nationwide 6698 Orchard Lake Rd • W Bloomfield MI 48322 Solid Colors $4.99 lb www.americangourmet.com Jordon 99 Almonds sJ per lb With coupon. Limit 2 lb. Expires 6/3/15. 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FREE Delivery on Shiva trays AMERICAN ❑ 'Schindler Survivor' Dies Ha'atzani to the city on Passover eve and held a seder in the Park Hotel. That Hebron seder became a symbol of the settle- ment movement when the group announced it was staying in the city. "Rabbi Levinger's name will be forever linked with the movement for renewed Jewish settlement in Hebron and other areas of the country where our patriarchs walked thousands of years ago. He was an outstanding example of a generation that sought to real- ize the Zionist dream, in deed and in spirit, after the Six-Day War," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a condolence letter to Levinger's family. JNS.orq to be held captive to their husbands, or aspire to be less than worthy scholars in the classical literature of our tradition," Riskin, who is chief rabbi of the West Bank settlement Efrat, said in a statement. "Belda, together with Marcel, changed the course of the modern Orthodox community by building Jewish institu- tions where women's Torah scholarship, authority and leadership have become part of the fabric of the Jewish communal landscape. Her vision and tireless efforts on behalf of the Jewish people were driven by a love for Torah that is fair and just:' said Rabba Sara Hurwitz, dean of Yeshivat Maharat, in a statement. Lindenbaum is survived by her hus- band, five children, 21 grandchildren and two siblings.3 JN White or Assorted 99 er lb With coupon. Limit 2 lbs. Expires 6/3/15 Obituaries Feature your business with OyWhataDeal to acquire quality and eager new customers via risk-free and highly-targeted marketing. By running an offer with OyWhataDeal, your promotion will be e-mailed to thousands of loyal subscribers who will read about your offer, visit your website, share your business with their friends and follow you on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. stanw