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November 19, 2014 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hartman Beit Midrash – Dr. Orit Avnery (BOR)
The Board of Rabbis of Southern California of Jewish Federation Los Angeles and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America present
The Hartman Beit Midrash for Rabbis
“Judges: Structure, Women and Society”
Dr. Orit Avnery is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. She holds both bachelors and masters degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has learned at the Matan Women’s Institute for Jewish Studies.
Her doctorate, which she received through the Bible studies department at Bar-Ilan University, is entitled “The Threefold Cord: Interrelations Between the Books of Samuel, Ruth and Esther.”
Orit was a participant in the ATID-Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions-fellowship program for future educational leaders, and she served as the coordinator of the Yeud Beit Midrash for three years. She lectures at a variety of institutions, including Pelech High School and Midreshet Lindenbaum.