Rabbi Smuly Yanklowitz joins Temple Emanu-El as Scholar-in-Residence for Shabbat April 17-18. Joi us on Friday, April 17 for Shabbat service followed by a Ta'am 8500 dinner. He is a social activist, author and educator and President and Dean of the Valley Beit Midrash.
Rabbi Yanklowitz has twice been named one of America’s Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by The Forward as one of the 50 most influential Jews and one of The Most Inspiring Rabbis in America. He is the author of 17 books on Jewish ethics. We’ll be learning from his new book, “Pirkei Avot: A Social
Justice Commentary.”