Jen Taylor Friedman

Jewish scribe, scholar and educator

About Jen

I am a soferet and the first woman known to have completed a Torah scroll. I am also the creator of Tefillin Barbie and I have an assortment of all the other things Jewish scribes do to my credit.

A scribe’s work

Scribal arts

I have a passion for the art and precision of Hebrew calligraphy. Find out more about this art form and my teaching of it.

Halakah

Here I offer Halakah information for all scribes and translations of some of the halakhic treatises that a sofer must know.

Halakah about female scribes

Learn about the role of women in the scribal arts

 

Communities

Discover what services I can offer to your community.