Rabbi Held is one of the most influential Rabbis and thinkers in the United States. Join us on November 8 and November 9 at Shir Hadash for this special weekend of deep learning and exploration as we grow with Rabbi Shai Held. We are thankful to the Levine Lectureship for sponsoring the visit of this esteemed philosopher, visionary, and Bible scholar.

Join us all Shabbaton:​​​​​​

Friday Nov 8:

• After Service & Dinner (Approx 7:45pm), Tish: "Is Judaism Really About Love, and What Does "Love" mean Anyway?"

Saturday, Nov 9: 

• 9:30am Torah Study with Rabbi Shai Held
• 10:30am Service with D'var Torah by Rabbi Shai Held
• After Service (Approx 12:15pm), Lunch & Learn: "Compassion and the Heart of Jewish Spirituality with Rabbi Shai Held 
• 6pm Havdalah & Conversation with Rabbi Shai Held

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.

Friday, Nov 8: Tish at approx 7:45pm

Saturday, Nov 9: Lunch & Learn after the service at approx 12:15pm

Saturday, Nov 9 at 6pm: Havdalah & Conversation with Rabbi Shai Held