{"id":1752,"date":"2019-09-27T17:41:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/?page_id=1752"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:27:53","slug":"from-the-desk-of-mr-allen-fagin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/archived_women\/womens-initiative-newsletter-oct-2019\/from-the-desk-of-mr-allen-fagin\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Desk of:"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1756\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/files\/2019\/09\/Allen-Fagin-300x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/archived_women\/files\/2019\/09\/Allen-Fagin-300x281.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/archived_women\/files\/2019\/09\/Allen-Fagin.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">&#8220;In 5779, the Women\u2019s Initiative engaged women across North America, championing their personal and communal pursuits and fusing the uniqueness of the 21st Century zeitgeist with the Mesorah\u2019s timeless wisdom.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><em>Mr. Allen Fagin, OU Executive Vice President<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This time of year provides space for great introspection, a time when we make a conscious effort to look back in order to move forward. Oftentimes, it is helpful to take inventory, as numbers tell an important part of the story. Over the past year, the Women\u2019s Initiative, under the leadership of Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman, has taken its mission and vision to new heights. In 5779, the Women\u2019s Initiative engaged women across North America, championing their personal and communal pursuits and fusing the uniqueness of the 21st Century zeitgeist with the <em>Mesorah\u2019s <\/em>timeless wisdom. At the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/summit-2019\/summit-new\/\">OU Women\u2019s Initiative\u2019s Lay Leadership Summit<\/a>, I witnessed the gathering of over 100 women from four continents, joined together in a deep-seated, collective investment in a vibrant, thriving Orthodox community. The Women\u2019s Initiative scholars programs have brought 100 female scholars to over 70 Jewish communities, and provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/mikvah-attendant-event-2019\/\">Mikvah Attendant support seminars<\/a> to four communities and over 50 mikvah attendants and directors. The monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/rc\/\">Rosh Chodesh Lunch N\u2019 Learn<\/a> shiurim reach hundreds of women each month. In 5780, we are excited to expand the Women\u2019s Initiatives programming, increasing its accessibility to women throughout North America and the world wide web. I invite you to learn more about our programs and the people behind them in this month\u2019s Women\u2019s Initiative newsletter. Looking forward to going from strength to strength, together.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/women\/womens-initiative-newsletter-oct-2019\/\">Read the rest of our October 2019\/Tishrei 5779 Newsletter here<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Allen Fagin, OU Executive Vice President &nbsp; This time of year provides space for great introspection, a time when we make a conscious effort to look back in order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133739,"featured_media":0,"parent":1822,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1752","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From the Desk of: | Everyday Jewish Living | OU Women<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mr. Allen Fagin, OU Executive Vice President &nbsp; 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