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Shabbat Afternoon Speaker-Rori Picker Neiss

November 2, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

“Rest, Relief, and Regret: God’s Great Sigh and the End of the World”

In the Torah, Noah’s name means rest, but he is given his name because he will bring relief. Together we will explore the connections between rest and relief– and ultimately regret– as we attempt to understand the deeper significance of the story of the Flood and what we are meant to learn about our responsibilities towards one another.

Rabba Rori Picker Neiss serves as the Senior Vice President for Community Relations at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Prior to that she was Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St Louis– an organization committed to a vibrant and secure Jewish community in a thriving and just St Louis region– after previously serving as a member of the clergy team at Bais Abraham Congregation, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in St Louis, MO. Rori is one of the first graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, a pioneering institution training Orthodox Jewish women to be spiritual leaders and halakhic (Jewish legal) authorities.

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Date:
November 2, 2024
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm