God’s Prayer: The Central Image of Selihot
Show Notes
A Virtual Event presentation by Rabbanit Leah Sarna
Event Co-Sponsored by BMH-BJ
About The Event:
Join Rabbanit Leah Sarna for a transformative exploration of the thirteen attributes of divine mercy which make up the backbone of our Selihot and Yom Kippur prayer services
About The Speaker:
Rabbanit Leah Sarna is the Associate Director of Education and Director of High School Programs at Drisha. She previously served as Director of Religious Engagement at Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago, a leading urban Orthodox congregation. She was ordained at Yeshivat Maharat in 2018, holds a BA from Yale University in Philosophy & Psychology, and also trained at the SKA Beit Midrash for Women at Migdal Oz, Drisha, and the Center for Modern Torah Leadership. She was a Wexner Graduate Fellow and a winner of the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize.
Rabbanit Sarna’s published works have appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Lehrhaus, and The Jewish Review of Books. She has lectured in Orthodox synagogues and Jewish communal settings around the world and loves spreading her warm, energetic love for Torah and Mitzvot with Jews in all stages of life.
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