Note: Lunch & Learn is held following the conclusion of the morning Shabbat Service, exact timing will vary.

Led by Rabbi Shai Held, we'll explore themes of compassion and love which are centered at the heart of Jewish spirituality. 

About Rabbi Shai Held

Rabbi Shai Held-- philosopher, theologian, and Bible scholar-- is President and Dean at the Hadar Institute.  He received the prestigious Covenant Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, and has been named multiple times by Newsweek as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America and by the Jewish Daily Forward as one of the fifty most prominent Jews in the world.

Rabbi Held is the author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence (2013), The Heart of Torah (2017), and Judaism is About Love (2024) and he is the host of Hadar's newest podcast, Answers WithHeld.