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Nechama Price, Yoetzet Halacha: "Yosef and Moshe - The Tension of an Isolated Jew in a Foreign Land"
Sponsored by Congregation AABJ&D, Ohr Torah, Etz Chaim, Suburban Torah, Mikvah Chana, and the West Orange Mikvah
Women's Beit Midrash -- Prof. Smadar Rosensweig on "Chanukah: Radiating Inner Light Outward"
Sponsors: Rivkie & Yaacov Moradi in memory of Yaacov's mother, Chana Bat Miriam; and Nancy Staum in memory of Smadar Rosenweig's father, Rabbi Doctor David Eliach, who she had the zechut to have as a teacher and principal at the Yeshivah of Flatbush. Friends: Debra and Aaron Bassan in memory of Debra's mother, Leah Handler, Leah Bat Dovid Chai Hacohen. The shiur is also being sponsored Leilui Nishmat Rela bat Shlomo.
Nechama Price, Community Yoetzet Halacha
The Breaking Point of the Imahot
Sponsored by Congregation AABJ&D, Congregation Etz Chaim, Congregation Ohr Torah, Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center, Mikvah Chana and the West Orange Mikvah.
Mrs. Shifra Rabenstein
Through the Looking Glass: The Jewish Calendar as a Mirror for Life
Generously sponsored by: anonymous; the Koppelman, Friedman, Kessel, Levitan, and Rozehzadeh families in memory of their parents and grandparents, Binyamin ben Yisrael and Gittel Devorah bas Dov Ber; Dori and Rich Sobin on the 9th yahrzeit of Dori's mother, Sarah Yocheved bat Yehuda Eliyahu; and Andrea and Ronnie Sultan for the 30th yahrzeit of Dubba Leah bas Shlomo.
Nechama Price, director of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program for Advanced Talmud Studies and our Community Yoetzet Halacha.
Disappearing Characters in Tanach
Shira Schiowitz, Tanach teacher at SAR High School and Rebbetzin of the Shaare Tefillah community Shavuot and the Ties of Community
Sponsored by Hattie and Arthur Dubroff in memory of Muriel Dubroff-מינדל בת יעקב ישראל and Rose Silverman-רחל בת חיים ברוך הלוי; and by Debbie and Ed Berliner in honor of the Teaneck Berliner women -- Rachel and Kira, Ariella and Jill and Violet.
The Doris and Dr. Ira Kukin Adult Education Program presents:
Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Kollel, Yeshiva University
"Inyanei Pesach"
Sponsored by Sherry & Saul Zimmerman in memory of Saul's mother, Chaya Bas Avraham.
Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler
Shabbat Hagadol Drasha 5781
Sponsored by Esti & Jason Buskin in memory of Jason's grandmother Yetta bat R' Moshe Tzvi HaCohen, z"l.
Nechama Price
Cup of Eliyahu, Chair of Eliyahu: Why Do We Invite Eliyahu to All of Our Celebrations?
Sponsored by Mikvah Chana, The West Orange Mikvah, Congregation AABJ&D, Congregation Etz Chaim, Congregation Ohr Torah and the Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center.
Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler
Internalizing the Purim Experience Part 2
Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler
Internalizing the Purim Experience Part 1
Kalman Samuels
Dreams Never Dreamed
Kalman Samuels is the founder and president of the Shalva National Center in Israel and author of Dreams never Dreamed. Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities is dedicated to providing transformative care for individuals with disabilities, empowering their families and promoting social inclusion.
Devorah Kigel
From Feminist to Frum
The shiur is sponsored by Tova and Howard Weiser to commemorate the 20th Yahrzeit of Tova's mother, Chava Devora bat Yosef v'Gittel (Dora Weiss).
Nechama Price
"Dealing With Difficult Relationships: Moshe and Yitro"
Sponsored by Mikvah Chana, The West Orange Mikvah, Congregation AABJ&D, Congregation Etz Chaim, Congregation Ohr Torah and the Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center.
Rachel Besser
"The Earliest Chanukah"
Sponsored by Shari and Herb Faleck in memory of Avraham Chaim Ben Zvi z”l, beloved father; and by Barbara and Joel Rich in commemoration of the first yahrtzeit of Barbara’s brother, Shmuel Yosef Ben Reuven z”l.
The Doris and Dr. Ira Kukin Adult Education Program presents:
Isaiah Gafni
"The Maccabean Uprising and Its Aftermath: What We Know and How We Know It"
Sponsored by: Patrons: Pam & Matt Greenwood Friends: Beth & Lee Hindin, Juliet & Torin Rutner, Michelle & Greg Zuckerman
The Doris and Dr. Ira Kukin Adult Education Program presents:
Rav Hershel Schachter
Chanukah
Sponsored by Andrea & Bryan Bier in commemoration of the yahrzeits of Bryan’s mother and Andrea's father.
Dr. Bat-Sheva Lerner Maslow
"New Beginnings: The Human Embryo in Science and Religion"
Co-sponsored by Alisha & Jerry Blugrind in memory of Shoshana bat Chana and Yerachmiel z"l; Michelle & Amir Goldstein in memory of Elena Goldstein, Chaya Bat Yosef Hirsch z"l, beloved mother of Amir Goldstein in commemoration of her fourth Yahrtzeit; Roz Feder Lipsky & Marvin Lipsky in memory of the mother of Roz Feder Lipsky – L’ilui nishmat Cecile Salwen Feder z"l; The shiur is also being sponsored by Phyllis & Moshe Roth in memory of Moshe’s father, Menachem ben Moshe z"l, and Phyllis’s parents Hadassah bat Moshe z"l and Shlomo Dovid ben Ephraim Fischer z"l; and by Sharon & Ed Zughaft in memory of Ed’s maternal grandparents, Esther and Mordechai Tzvi Ehrman, who would have been so proud of tonight’s speaker, their great-granddaughter.
Nechama Price
"The Creation of Sibling Rivalry: The Story of Kayin and Hevel"
Sponsored by Mikvah Chana, The West Orange Mikvah, Congregation AABJ&D, Congregation Etz Chaim, Congregation Ohr Torah and the Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center.
Sam Kean
"Jewish Genetics and The Tragedy of Fritz Haber"
Sponsored by the Lando family in honor of the sixth yahrzeit of David Lando, z"I.
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
"Gedolim, Da'as Torah and the Modern Orthodox Jew"
Tova Warburg Sinensky
"Watercolor & Family Relationships: Can We Craft Our Own Religious Responsibilities?"
Sponsored by Rivkie & Yaakov Moradi in memory of Yaakov's mother Chana bat Miriam and Yaakov
