We look forward to welcoming Rabba Yaffa Epstein to ASBI! Rabba Epstein will be speaking the following times:

Friday Night Dinner (6:30 PM in the Social Hall) & Talk (8:00 PM in the Main Sanctuary)
"From Pluralism to Healing: What Torah Can Teach Us About How We Speak with One Another"

Dinner is by reservation only but everyone is welcome to join us in the Main Sanctuary for the lecture whether or not you are attending the dinner. Register for dinner below.

Shabbat Morning Drasha
"Parshat Noach: What Is the Tevah that We Must Build At This Moment?"

Post-Kiddush Shiur at 11:45 AM
"This Book is For You: Talmudic Stories on the Transformative Power of Learning"

Sunday morning Shiur at 9:15 AM
"Innovation vs Tradition: A New Twist on an Old Tale from Rabbi Akiva’s Beit Midrash"

Rabba Yaffa Epstein is Senior Scholar and Educator-in-Residence at The Jewish Education Project. Formerly, she directed the Wexner Heritage Program at the Wexner Foundation and served as Director of Education, North America, at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, where she was on faculty. She has served as an Educator for Yeshivat Maharat, Drisha, the Dorot Fellowship, Moishe House, Jewish Federations of North America, the Covenant Foundation, Repair the World, Hillel and JPro. Yaffa has
lectured at Limmud events around the globe. She received Orthodox ordination from Yeshivat Maharat, as well as an additional semicha from Rabbi Daniel Landes, holds a law degree from Bar-Ilan University, and studied Talmud at Hebrew University. She is a Sefaria Word-by-Word inaugural cohort member, and the recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award. Rabba Epstein has taught educators, rabbis and lay leaders from across the spectrum of Jewish denominations, and is passionate about making Torah study exciting, relevant, and accessible to all.

Cost for Dinner
ASBI Members: $26/person  |  Non-Members: $36/person
ASBI Members: Log into your account to redeem your discount.

Please list any dietary restrictions in the box below and we will do our best to accommodate!

Dinner registration closes Wednesday, October 22nd, at 12:00 PM.