Scholar in Residence Weekend

Friday, November 17, 5:30pm
Wine and Cheese Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a Shabbat Dinner and discussion with Dr. Lieber on: “Essential Judaism: Understanding Jewish Practice as a Spiritual Path”

Shabbat Morning, November 18, 9:30am
Shabbat morning service, Torah discussion, and kiddush luncheon.  Afterward, Dr. Lieber will lead a discussion in the Joel A. Rose Chapel/Jenofsky Beit Midrash on: “The Heart of Jewish Learning: Self-Love and the 48 Ways to Torah”

Sunday Morning, November 19 with special guest Leah Soibel 
9:15am Bagels and Breakfast for Teens and Their Parents “Empowering Jewish Students: Strategies for Success on Campus” 
11:15am HaMakom Hebrew High School Student Program “Being Real in the Reel World”​​​​​

Click here to register for Wine and Cheese Shabbat (no charge)
or Shabbat Dinner at $36/person ($18/child)

Questions? Contact Michele Hasit Waxman, Director of Engagement

Andrea Lieber is a Professor of Religion at Dickinson College, where she holds the Sophia Ava Asbell Chair in Judaic Studies. She received her PhD from Columbia University and her BA from Vassar College. She is the author of The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices. Her scholarly essays have appeared in The Jewish Quarterly Review, The Journal of Religion, College English, and many edited anthologies. Her courses at Dickinson cover a wide range of topics from classical through contemporary Judaism, with a special interest in mysticism, gender studies, and environmentalism. Her current research focuses on the intersection of gender, technology, and religion.

About Leah Soibel

Leah Soibel, a Hispanic American Israeli, has two decades of experience on the ground in Israel and elsewhere working with thousands of global Latino journalists and influencers, bringing millions of Spanish-speakers worldwide an accurate image of the Jewish people. In 2012, she founded Fuente Latina (FL), a US nonprofit and nonpartisan media organization ensuring that global non-Jewish Hispanic journalists have the facts they need – before and when stories break – to accurately cover Israel and the Jewish world in Spanish and in real time. She recently launched Activista Media, the first-ever bilingual (English/Spanish) digital news brand that engages the next generation of English-dominant US Latino journalists, influencers and online news consumers with stories aimed at breaking down stereotypes and increasing positive perceptions between millions of Latinos and Jews. Headquartered in Miami, with offices in Tel Aviv, Madrid, Los Angeles, and Mexico City, FL’s work has resulted in 2 TV Emmys wins and an Associated Press Broadcasting award. 

Leah is a National Security Education Program Fellow with an Arabic language certificate from the American University of Cairo’s Arabic Language Institute. She has a BA in History and Judaic Studies from Dickinson College, an MA in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University, and has completed coursework for a doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.