The Audacity of Learning: What's at Stake When We Study Torah?

About this event

What is Torah learning meant to do? Jewish tradition has long wrestled with the relationship between learning and action: Does study shape how we live, or does the way we live shape what and how we learn? Together, we’ll explore enduring Jewish debates about Torah and ma’aseh (action) and ask how ancient texts take on new meaning – and make new demands of us – in a changing world.

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Deborah Anstandig is delighted to return to Lehrhaus. Deborah believes that learning Torah is an invaluable component of an evolving and vibrant Jewish life–both for individuals and communities. Deborah serves as Pardes’ Educational Director of Engagement–making periodic visits to US communities to share Torah from Jerusalem. Deborah served as an educator and school leader at SAR High School and The Heschel School in New York City. She is a graduate of Yeshiva University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and earned her Rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College in May 2025.

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