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Tisha B’Av 2015 – When Leaders Sin: Taking a Communal Heshbon Nefesh

In this lecture, held at Pardes as part of the Tisha B’Av program 2015, Jennie Rosenfeld looks at two different Talmudic stories of leaders who sin – one is the infamous Elisha ben Abuya and the other has no name that we know of. We will use this analysis as a springboard for a more contemporary discussion of leaders who sin today; what we as a community can best do to prevent this and respond to it.

Jennie Rosenfeld

Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld is a Jewish scholar, educator, and spiritual leader specializing in halakha, gender, and contemporary Jewish ethics. She previously served as the Manhiga Ruchanit (spiritual leader) of Efrat and received authorization to issue halakhic rulings through Midreshet Lindenbaum’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership. She holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center and co-authored Et Le’ehov: The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy.