the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. This makes her the first American female sofer to scribe a Sefer Torah; Julie Seltzer was born in Philadelphia and is non-denominationally Jewish. From spring 2011 until August 2012 she scribed another Sefer Torah, this time for the Reform congregation Beth Israel in San Diego. Seltzer was taught mostly by Jen Taylor Friedman. On September 22, 2013, Congregation Beth Elohim of New York dedicated a new Torah, which members of Beth Elohim said was the first Torah in New York City to be completed by a woman. The Torah was scribed by Linda Coppleson. As of 2014, there are an estimated 50 female sofers in the world. See also Bat-Kohen (daughter of a priest) Bat Levi (daughter of a Levite) First World Congress of Jewish Women, 1923 Jewish feminism List of Jewish feminists Women as theological figures Women as rabbis Rebbetzin or Rabbanit (rabbi's wife) List of women in the Bible Bais Yaakov (schools for Haredi girls) Niddah (menstruation laws) Soferet (Jewish scribe who can transcribe religious documents) Gender and Judaism Tzniut (modest behavior) Negiah (guidelines for physical contact) Yichud (prohibitions of secluding oneself with a stranger) Jewish view of marriage Shidduch (finding a marriage partner) Shalom bayit (peace and harmony in the relationship between husband and wife) Zeved habat or Simchat Bat (Jewish baby naming ceremony for girls) Minyan (quorum of at least ten Jews acceptable for the recitation of certain prayers) Partnership minyan (a movement to give women more roles in prayer services) Agunah (a woman who wishes to divorce her husband, but her husband refused to provide her with a Jewish divorce contract) Women in Israel Women's Torah Project Women of the Wall References External links General Chabad.org: The Jewish Woman Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse Na'amat USA Orthodox Union: The Women's Initiative Yeshiva University - Stern College for Women Publications Lilith Magazine a Jewish feminist journal Women in Judaism on online peer-reviewed journal covering women in Judaism, with a special emphasis on history, but also including book reviews and fiction. Particular issues "Wuhsha the Broker: Jewish Women in the Medieval Economy", Jewish History Lecture by Dr. Henry Abramson "Rachel, Wife of Akiva: Women in Ancient Israel", Video Lecture by Dr. Henry Abramson "Gluckel of Hameln: Jewish Women in the 17th Century", Video Lecture by Dr. Henry Abramson Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust an