Scholar-in-Residence
Scholar-in-Residence
Darkhei Noam hosts two to three scholar-in-residence weekends each year. During a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat, our scholar will typically speak three times: on Friday night following Kabbalat Shabbat, on Shabbat morning before Mussaf, and at our community lunch.We strive to ensure that our Scholars in Residence present our community with a wide range of topics.
SAVE THE DATES 5786 Scholars-in-Residence Schedule
The Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Committee is delighted to announce upcoming Shabbat events for 5786:
- January 30-31 2026 Sarit Karan Gribetz
- Friday night Shabbat dinner (following Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat davening) held at Kehillat Hadar/Shaare Zedek
210 West 93rd Street.
Dr. Sarit Kattan Gribetz will be speaking on: Between the Suns: Twilight, Doubt, and Ambiguity in Rabbinic Literature
- Shabbat morning d'var Torah at Darkhei Noam, held at Trevor Day School, 1 West 88th Street.- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER.
This Scholar-in-Residence is sponsored by Ozzie Haller in memory of her beloved husband, Jack Haller z"l. Jack Haller was known for his inquiring mind, irreverent sense of humor, deep concern for humanity and devotion to Judaism; a gathering focused on an absorbing topic of Jewish interest is a most fitting way to honor his memory.
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Previous Speakers
5785: Shmuly Yanklowitz, Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld
5784: David Zvi Kalman, Deborah Sacks Mintz, Magda Teter
5783: Ben Sommer, Adam Ferziger, Michal Raucher, Judy Klitsner
5780: Mark Weitzman
5779: Talya Fishman, Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, Samuel Heilman, Marcie Lenk, Ethan Tucker.
5778: Steven Cohen, Shulem Deen, Herzl Hefter, Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, Anat Sharbat, Yael Zerubavel
5777: Leora Batnitzky, James Diamond, Moshe Halbertal, Christine Hayes, Alan Mintz,
5776: Lynn Kaye, Sharon Koren, Yehuda Levy-Aldema, Asher Lopatin
5775: Gal Beckerman, Yaffa Epstein, Lynn Kaye, Gary Rendsburg
5774: Hasia Diner, Shai Held, Sam Kassow, Judy Klitsner, Lucette Lagnado, Dani Segal, Jacob Wright
5773: James Diamond, Debra Kaplan, Yehuda Mirsky, Hindy Najman
5772: Jeremy Dauber, Gila Keltenick
Tue, January 20 2026
2 Shevat 5786
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Bo
| Shabbat, Jan 24 |
Candle Lighting
| Friday, Jan 23, 4:44pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Jan 24, 5:45pm |
Tu B'Shvat
| Monday, Feb 2 |
Upcoming Events
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Friday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2026SIR-Sarit Kattan Gribetz Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, Jan 30th 6:00p to 8:30p
Please join Darkhei Noam for a Scholar-in-Residence Friday Night Shabbat Dinner, featuring Sarit Kattan Gribetz. Sarit is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at Yale University. Her book, Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism, received a National Jewish Book Award. -
Saturday ,
FebFebruary 7 , 2026Heschel Harmonizers at Darkhei Noam
Shabbat, Feb 7th 11:00a to 11:15a
The Heschel Harmonizers are the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School a cappella group. Founded in 2006 by students, the group is still heavily student run under the guidance of director Adena Korn. The Harmonizers' repertoire includes Jewish liturgical, American and Israeli pop music with arrangements by both professionals and students in the group. The Harmonizers are so excited to perform for the Darkhei Noam community at the end of Shabbat morning services on February 6. -
Saturday ,
FebFebruary 14 , 2026Tween Time
Shabbat, Feb 14th 11:00a to 11:30a
For 4th to 6th graders: Join for snacks, games, and to spend time with others your age!
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