The exceptional resources and perspectives provided by our two professional staff members, Rabbi Arthur Blecher and Education Director Rain Zohav, shape our Adult Education program and make it stand out.
Rabbi Blecher was ordained by the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary. He has all the depth and breadth of learning that such training can provide — yet, unwedded to doctrine, he possesses an intellectual freedom that yields remarkable insights.
Ms. Zohav, who directs the Beth Chai Sunday School and developed its curriculum, leads Adult Ed discussions with a mixture of scholarly rigor and palpable affection for Jewish tradition.
Other Session leaders have included Rabbi Max Ticktin, associate director of Judaic Studies at George Washington University; Dr. David Ilan, director of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem; Dr. Richard Rubenstein, professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs at George Mason University; and Dr. Carolivia Herron, independent scholar and author of numerous books.