Scholar-in-Residence

The Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Committee is delighted to announce the upcoming Shabbat event:

Scholar- in- Residence Shabbat June 13-14, 2025

Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is the Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, an online database and interface for Jewish texts. Sara is a member of Class Six of the Wexner Field Fellowship, and an alumna of the David Hartman Center at the Hartman Institute of North America. Sara also serves as Scholar-in-Residence at Ohev Sholom Congregation in Washington, DC.  Her current research and writing focus on the intersection between Jewish ethics and advancements in technology. Sara’s writing has been published in The Atlantic, First Things, and Religion Dispatches, as well as numerous Jewish publications. 

Her previous experience includes serving as Director of Education at the Center for Jewish Life - Hillel at Princeton University as part of the OU’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and serving on faculty at the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. She studied Talmud and Jewish Law at many institutions of Jewish learning in Israel and America including Midreshet Lindenbaum, Drisha, Nishmat, and Beit Morasha and speaks on various Jewish topics at synagogues, schools, and university communities. 

Sara and her husband, Rabbi David Wolkenfeld, live in Washington, DC with their family.

Rabbanit Wolkenfeld will be addressing the Darkhei Noam community three times over Shabbat June 13-14 on the following theme:

Torah and Technology: Jewish Ethics for the Digital Age

Shabbat as part of the Scholar in Residence luncheon: Stealing Consciousness: AI, Algorithms, and Social Media (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

This Scholar in Residence is sponsored by Ozzie Haller In memory of Jack O Haller MD z"l and his excitement for Jewish learning.

Details and Registration to Follow.