The First Woman to Scribe a Torah: Jen Taylor Friedman, Soferet

A November 16, 2021, lecture with Jen Taylor, the first woman ever to complete the writing of a sefer Torah (Torah scroll). As a scribe of religious texts, Taylor gives a historical overview of women in this specific aspect of Jewish law and ritual, walks us through her workspace and process, and shares her experiences about opening up a field hitherto exclusively limited to men.