Teaneck Yoetzet Initiative

Congregation Rinat Yisrael, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah, Jewish Center of Teaneck, Netivot Shalom

About us

Our Yoetzet Halacha provides an address for women in the community to receive answers to sensitive halachic questions; referrals for adjacent specialty areas; and a kind, listening ear.

our Yoetzet - Tova Warburg- Sinensky

Tova Warburg Sinensky is a graduate of Nishmat’s first U.S. Yoatzot Halacha cohort and has worked as a Yoetzet since 2013, currently serving as the Yoetzet Halacha for Teaneck, Atlanta and the Greater Philadelphia area. She has been involved in the field of Jewish education for over fifteen years teaching Gemara, Halacha, Jewish Philosophy, coaching beginning teachers, creating curricula, educating kallot, and consulting on intimacy education for high school students. Tova serves on the advisory committee of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, has published a number of resources and articles pertaining to Taharat Hamishpacha, Jewish education, and the religious experience of women, and has lectured widely throughout the US and abroad. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Stern College Honors Program with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School and holds a certificate from Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies. Tova is also a triathlete, runs boot camp & track classes, and enjoys spending time with her husband and three children