Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Dinerman
Friday, February 20, 2026 • 3 Adar 5786
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Next DayKesherPlease join us for a fun-filled Shabbat of learning with Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Dinerman. Hear from him at these opportunities:
- Shabbat before Maariv 2/20: Drasha "Why We Show Up: Three Motives, One Mishkan" (A short dvar Torah based on a teaching of Rabbi Chaim, the brother of Maharal, connected to the parsha)
- Shabbat Oneg "Unified Purpose: An Antidote to Anxiety"
- Shabbat 2/21: after Shacharit "A Strange Name for a Sacred Book: How Medieval Spanish Jews Envisioned a Relationship with G-d in Exile"
(This centers on a medieval Spanish custom relating to how Tanachs were kept and regarded, with a nice connection to the parsha.) - Shabbat 2/21 Post Kiddush Talk "The Saga of Shul Shmoozing: A Historical Look at Talking in Shul Across the Centuries"
- Shabbat 2/21: Seudah Shlishit "Scrolls, Scribes, and Shortcuts: The Mystery of Abridged Megilot Esther in the Cairo Geniza"
Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman is co-director of the curriculum department at the Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) and oversees the production of its courses. He has authored, edited, or otherwise participated in the creation of more than twenty JLI courses, including Life in the Balance (Jewish Medical Ethics), How Happiness Thinks (Positive Psychology), Great Debates in Jewish History, The Dilemma (The Talmud and Comparative Law), and Paradigm Shift (The Philosophy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe).
Rabbi Dinerman has a podcast, "Classes with Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman," which is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, etc. He is also the rabbi of Unzer Chadash Shul in Crown Heights, NY. Additionally, he is a regular scholar-in-residence at Pesach programs (e.g., https://passoverlistings.com/listing/ffh-events-pesach-2026-in-new-york-local-luxurious-featuring-benny-friedman/ ).
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