Scholars in Residence--Sally & Rabbi Eitan Mayer

Date: August 07, 2010

After Kiddush—Sally Mayer

“2 Jews, 3 Shuls - Individuality and Conformity in Halachah”

 One hour before Mincha—Rabbi Eitan Mayer

“Analyzing the Opening Prayer of Slichot”

 During Seudah Shlishit—Sally Mayer

"My Brother's Keeper? The Mitzva of Rebuke in the Modern World"

Rabbi Eitan Mayer 

Rabbi Mayer serves as Menahel Chinuchi at Midreshet Moriah, a seminary in Jerusalem, where he teaches Gemara, Halachah, Tanach and Jewish Philosophy, emphasizing creative thinking and personal grappling with Torah and its implications for our lives.  Rav Eitan learned at Yeshivat Sha'alvim, received Semikhah at RIETS as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, and continued his learning in the Beren Kollel Elyon.  He earned a BA in English Literature and an MA in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, and is completing an MA in Jewish Philosophy and an EdD in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University. Rav Eitan taught Gemara and Halakhah at the Graduate Program for Women at Yeshiva University and served as Assistant Rabbi at The Jewish Center on Manhattan's Upper West Side.  He lives in Neve Daniel with his family.

Sally Mayer

Sally teaches Talmud and Halakhah in Midreshet Lindenbaum's overseas program for students who dedicate a  year to learning Torah in Israel after high school.  Before making aliyah with her family six years ago, Sally served as a member of the core faculty that built and shaped Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck, NJ, where she chaired the Talmud Department and directed Israel Guidance. She has also served as Education Director at The Jewish Center in Manhattan and as the Director of the Drisha Summer High School Program, and has lectured in communities in the United States and Israel. Sally studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum before college; she holds a BA from Stern College and an MA in Medieval Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School, and is a graduate of the Drisha Institute Scholars Circle Program. Sally lives in Neve Daniel with her husband and six children.