Jen Taylor Friedman
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Jen Taylor Friedman is a soferet who currently resides in New York City. She is one of five known female Jewish ritual scribes in history, working within a halachic framework. She is known for her Tefillin Barbie which has been featured in a number of prominent Jewish publications.
Friedman's current main employment is the creation of a new Sefer Torah for United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis, MO. When this Sefer Torah is completed, Friedman will be the first woman known in history to scribe a Torah Scroll.
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- http://www.geniza.net/
- http://www.unitedhebrew.org/
- http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/287447651551753.php
- http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2055_women_writing_torah.htm
- http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Sep/20060905News021.asp
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