She is one of us.
He is one of us.
Dinah is one of us.
Communities and Organizations
for Safety and Sexual Violence Prevention
The story of Dinah’s rape, whose voice is never heard in the biblical account, invites us to listen to the voices of survivors among us and to consider our responsibility as individuals and as a community. In recent years, the reading of Parashat Vayishlach in the annual Torah cycle has inspired work that brings together beit midrash learning with human and ethical attention, in order to prevent sexual violence, strengthen safety, and stand alongside those who have been harmed.
Here, in The World of Dinah, you’ll find information pages and materials from Gluya magazine about Dinah and her story. You can discover different initiatives that look to Dinah as a guiding figure and take inspiration from her character and story, find sources for learning and teaching, read Shabbat sermons from previous years, and learn how to hold a public ceremony in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault.
With these resources as a starting point, you can choose how to take part in The Week of Dinah, together with organizations, communities, educational institutions, and the wider public.
This is where you can get to know the Dinah Collective, find your way into learning and action during The Week of Dinah, and join the ongoing work of building safer, more attentive communities throughout the year.
What is The Week of Dinah
The Week of Dinah is an annual initiative held around Parashat Vayishlach and the story of the rape of the biblical Dinah. It seeks to turn the annual reading of Parashat Vayishlach into an ongoing opportunity for learning, conversation, and action to prevent sexual violence and promote safety in all the spheres of our lives.
Throughout the week, classes, sermons, training sessions, cultural events, prayer, and community activities take place in Israel and the Diaspora, alongside efforts to make knowledge and professional tools accessible.
What Does the Name Shevet Dinah Mean?
The Shevet Dinah Collective is the updated name of a partnership that brings together organizations and communities from across the Jewish spectrum in Israel and the Diaspora, working together to bring sexual violence, safety, community responsibility, and the fight against silencing to the public agenda.
We chose to name our collective after the thirteenth tribe, which was never counted, and to say that everyone is invited into this tent, in the broadest sense, regardless of gender.
We have a personal and collective responsibility. We have the opportunity to offer support as a community. It is fitting to see ourselves as a continuation of the Tribe of Dinah, which was never counted.
Speakers at Dinah Events over the Years
Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum
Rabbanit Malka Puterkovsky
Adv. Oshrat Shoam
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari
Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz
Rabbi Yosef Blau
Dr. Guila Benchimol
Rabbi Dr. Beni Lau
Orit Sulitzeanu
Yonina Fallenberg
Judy Klitsner
Prof. Rafi Heruti
Shulamit Sperber
Einat Halevi Levin
Rabbi Inbar Bluzer Shalem
Rabbanit Carmit Feintuch
Tzviki Fleishman
Rabbanit Michal Nagen
Adv. Nitzan Caspi Shiloni
Adv. Dr. Shiri Oron
Rabbanit Aliza Sperling
Rabbi Osnat Eldar
Dr. Yaron Schwartz
RabbI Debbie Shua Haim
Dina Hertz
Hefzi Cohen Montagu
Rabbi Efrat Rotem
Adv. Dr. Ilana Kwartin
Dr. Yael Assor
Dafna Karta Schwartz
Rabbi Nerya Refael Knafo
Rabbi-Cantor Shani Ben-Or
Ariella Nidam-Peretz
Rabbi Dr. Avital Hochstein
Rabbi Chaya Rowan Becker
Osnat Ben Shoshan
Liza Wasserman-Slutsky
Rabbi Ayala Shashua-Miron
Naama Plesser
Rabbi Ari Hasid
Rabbanit Bracha Yaffe
Yahala Lachmish
Rabbanit Idit Mevorach Shaag
Rabbi Mira Regev
Noga Eshad
Paytanit Miléna Kartowski-Aïach
Prof. Ruchama Weiss
Ofra Ofer Oren
Uri Peretz
Avishag Amit Shapira
Eden Levita
Rabbi Oded Mazor
Shira Ben Sasson Furstenberg
Alma Keness
Rabbanit Aliza Moss Rabinowitz
Rabbi Dahlia Shaham
Rabbanit Dr. Renana Ravitzky Pilzer
Rabbi Dina Neiman
Uri Sherman Knaul
Retired Judge Nava Ben Or
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Throughout the week, there will be classes and lectures, workshops, a day of learning, and a community gathering.
On Shabbat, sermons and Divrei Torah on the theme will be delivered in synagogues across different communities, alongside the weekly Torah reading, Parashat Vayishlach.
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November 22–28, 2026
12–18 Kislev 5787
Other Initiatives and Projects Named for Dinah
If you lead an initiative, community, educational program, or public project connected to Dinah, we would love to hear from you and consider including it in our list of Dinah initiatives.
I close in on the lines
Of the Tanach,
I trace them with my finger,
I skip over a trigger warning
I see you
From the poem “Dinah”, by Ariella Nidam-Peretz
Calls for Submissions
תורת דינה
קול קורא ליצירות בשפה בעברית
שלחו מאמרים, שירים, תפילות, מדרשים, דרשות, הצעות לטקסים קהילתיים ויצירות אמנות המקיימים שיחה ודיון עם סיפור אונס דינה.
Torat Dinah
Call for Submissions in English
Submit essays, poems, prayers, midrashim, sermons, proposals for communal rituals, and works of art that engage with and respond to the biblical account of Dinah’s rape.
Together, we will stand alongside survivors of sexual violence and address our responsibility to prevent sexual violence and promote safety in our communities and families, for the community and for each individual.
This year too, as the Torah reading cycle brings us to Parashat Vayishlach and the story of Dinah’s rape, we will make space and give voice to Dinah and to the sexual violence she endured, and draw on her story to address sexual violence broadly, recognizing its relevance to people of all genders and ages.
As in previous years, activities and events to promote safety and prevent sexual violence will be held by a variety of communities and organizations.
During the Week of Dinah, we will gather, discuss, learn, and delve into the story of Dinah’s rape, in order to engage with her story and with the testimonies within our communities, and to recognize the ongoing need to act with a sense of shared responsibility.
There – to the open field,
where you were exposed to every wind,
when you went out to dance, flowers in your hair,
to the place where your fate was sealed.
From the poem “Dinah”, by Smadar Falk-Peretz
Choose the Support Option That Works for You
The Week of Dinah is jointly managed by Gluya and Rashut HaRabim.
You can support the initiative directly through Gluya, or donate through Rashut HaRabim and receive a receipt eligible for a tax benefit under Section 46.
Donation Through Rashut HaRabim
You can donate to the Week of Dinah through Rashut HaRabim, which partners with Gluya in managing the initiative.
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The receipt will be issued by Rashut HaRabim
The receipt can be used to claim the Section 46 tax benefit.
Direct Support Through Gluya
This option is for those who wish to support Gluya’s work as part of The Week of Dinah directly.
Secure payment by credit card or bank transfer
Funds are used to support the Week of Dinah’s activities
Gluya will issue a tax invoice and receipt after payment
Gluya operates as a social enterprise and a registered business. This payment is therefore not a donation to a nonprofit organization and does not qualify for a tax benefit under Section 46.
There's this one Dinah, or any other girl
who just wanted to go out
to look for herself and maybe to find
feel
desire, courted, falling in love...
Try telling her she is not
guilty
From the poem “Any Other One”, by Osnat Eldar
Organizations Leading The Week of Dinah initiative
(List Updated as Organizations Join)
ארגוני הובלת שבוע דינה:
כל השותפים בשבוע דינה:
Would Your Community or Organization Like to Join Us?
If you would like to join Shevet Dinah and take part in our annual initiative, join us:
During The Week of Dinah
and on Shabbat Vayishlach,
we will stand together and say to survivors:
We stand with you!
As communities, we too bear responsibility.
Our goal is to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault, support them, amplify their voices, and resist silencing. Speaking with moral clarity and affirming our commitment to survivors help foster sexual safety and prevent further harm. By speaking out, we commit ourselves, now and in the future, to responding when harm occurs and refusing to enable silencing.
Together, as diverse organizations and communities representing the breadth of Jewish life in Israel and throughout the Diaspora, we will stand with survivors of sexual assault and foster a culture of safety and prevention.
Together, we will stand in solidarity, affirm our belief in survivors, respond with care and compassion, and call for repair and healing.
