Alumna Merissa Nathan Gerson (MA, ’13), who earned her degree in association with the GTU’s Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies, is the driving force behind a campaign that encourages Jewish communities to oppose sexual violence and declare that “Consent is a Jewish value.” Among the recommended actions for Jewish communities involved in the “Ken Means Yes” campaign is to incorporate a brief reading of a Talmud-based script into services on Yom Kippur. You can find the recommended reading for Yom Kippur and other information on the campaign at www.kenmeansyes.org.
Merissa Nathan...
