Author and Educator Inspiring Audiences Everywhere
I have had the privilege of lecturing at a wide range of institutions, organizations, and communities across the United States and beyond. From universities and adult education programs to Jewish Community Centers, federations, and national organizations, my lectures reach audiences of all ages and backgrounds. These experiences reflect my work as an author and educator, bringing Jewish learning, genealogy, and spiritual insights to diverse settings in meaningful and engaging ways.
My Lecture Topics
I cover a wide range of subjects that connect Jewish heritage, spiritual practice, and practical learning. Each lecture reflects my work as both an author and educator, and is designed to engage, inform, and inspire audiences from diverse backgrounds.
Signature Lectures
- Kabbalah: So What’s the Big Secret Anyway?
- 20 Ideas from Kabbalah I Made Sure to Teach My Children
- Who Says We Can’t Study Kabbalah? An Exploration of Basic Jewish Mystical Thought
- From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History
- Jewish Genealogy as a Spiritual Pilgrimage
- “I Can’t Read Hebrew, I Never Went to a Yeshiva, But I Want to Study Talmud”: An Introduction to Talmud Study in English
- “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?”: What Does Jewish Tradition Say About Giving Money to ‘Beggars’?
- Searching for God in a Magic Shop: A Theological Magic Show
Places Where I Have Lectured (Partial List)
Academic Institutions
- Academy For Jewish Religion, NY, NY
- Ohio State University, Melton Center for Jewish Studies
- Stern College of YU
Adult Summer Camps
· Block and Hexter· Camp Poyntelle, Poyntelle, PA· Elder Hostel, Isabella Freedman· Kislak, N.J. “Y” Camps, Lakewood, PA
Adult Education
- Boston’s Jewish Young Adult Center
- Brandeis-Bardin, California
- Center for Jewish Culture, New Bedford, MA
- Institute for Jewish Learning, Levittown, NY
- Institute of Adult Jewish Studies, New York, NY
- Jewish Marriage Experience, Valley Stream, NY
- Jewish Young Adult Center, Brookline, MA
- Limmud NY
- Limmud LA
- Midrasha Institute of Jewish Education, Morris County, NJ
- Mosholu Montefiore Senior Center, Bronx Ave. Z
- Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal
- Workman’s Circle, East Meadow, NY
Bureaus of Jewish Education
- Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York
- Board of Jewish Education of Louisville, KY
- Board of Jewish Education of North Jersey
- Bureau of Jewish Education of Indianapolis, IN
- Bureau of Jewish Education of Scottsdale, AZ
- Central Agency for Jewish Education, Miami, FL
- Commission for Jewish Education, Youngstown, OH
- Jewish Educational Services of Bergen County, NJ
- Phoenix Jewish Education Council
Hadassah
- Hadassah of Great Neck, NY
- Hadassah Brooklyn Region, NY
- Hadassah Nassau Region of NY
- Hadassah of Baltimore, MD
- Hadassah of Chicago, IL
- Hadassah of Hewlett – East Rockaway, NY
- Hadassah of Paramus, NJ
- Hadassah of Rockville Center, NY
- Hadassah of Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Hadassah Upper West Region, Bloomington, MN
- Hadassah of Raritan Valley, Highland Park, NJ
Hillel
- Case-Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
- Claremont College, Claremont, CA
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Syracuse University
- Indiana University
- Stony Brook University, Jewish Art Festival
- Columbia University, NY (JACY)
- Lehigh College
- New York University Jewish Cultural Foundation
- Rutgers University Alumni, New Brunswick, NY
- Rutgers University Graduate Students
- Rutgers University
- Southeastern Massachusetts University’s Center for Jewish Culture
- Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- U.C.L.A. Northridge, CA
- University of Miami
- University of Pennsylvania
Holocaust Remembrance
- Children of Holocaust Survivors, Philadelphia, PA
- Second Generation of Brooklyn (Temple Shalom)
Jewish Community Centers (J.C.C.)
- J.C.C. of Bangor, ME
- J.C.C. of Bayonne, NJ
- J.C.C. of Bridgeport, CT
- J.C.C. of Bridgewater, NJ
- J.C.C. of Buffalo, NY
- J.C.C. of Cherry Hill, NJ
- J.C.C. of Columbus, OH
- J.C.C. of Denver, CO
- J.C.C. of Elmira, NY
- J.C.C. of Englewood, NJ
- J.C.C. of Flemington, Flemington, NJ
- J.C.C. of Houston, TX
- J.C.C. of Louisville, KY
- J.C.C. of Memphis, TN
- J.C.C. of Metropolitan Detroit
- J.C.C. of Morristown, NJ
- J.C.C. of New Haven, CT
- J.C.C. of New Orleans, LA
- J.C.C. of Paramus, NJ
- J.C.C. of Roslyn, NY
- J.C.C. of Schenectady, NY
- J.C.C. of Scranton, PA
- J.C.C. of Southern Maine
- J.C.C. of St. Louis, MO
- J.C.C. of Staten Island, NY
- J.C.C. of Utica, NY
- J.C.C. of West Hempstead, NY
- J.C.C. of White Plains, NY
- J.C.C. of Yonkers, NY
- J.C.C. on the Palisades of Englewood, NJ
Jewish Communities
- Jewish Community of Elberon, NJ
- Jewish Community of Amherst, MA
- Jewish Community of Baton Rouge, LA
- Jewish Community of Charleston, SC
- Jewish Community of Corpus Christi, TX
- Jewish Community of Deal, NJ
- Jewish Community of Flint, MI
- Jewish Community of Fort Wayne, IN
- Jewish Community of Glenview, IL
- Jewish Community of Greenberg, PA
- Jewish Community of Hershey, PA
- Jewish Community of Hollywood, Florida
- Jewish Community of Kansas City, MO
- Jewish Community of Lincoln, NE
- Jewish Community of Little Rock, AR
- Jewish Community of Madison, WI
- Jewish Community of McKeesport, PA
- Jewish Community of Milwaukee, WI
- Jewish Community of Norfolk, VA
- Jewish Community of Omaha, NE
- Jewish Community of Orangeburg, NY
- Jewish Community of Orlando, FL
- Jewish Community of Palo Alto, CA
- Jewish Community of Roanoke, VA
- Jewish Community of Rockaway, NJ
- Jewish Community of San Antonio, TX
- Jewish Community of San Diego, CA
- Jewish Community of Sarasota, FL
- Jewish Community of Shreveport, PA
- Jewish Community of St. Petersburg, FL
- Jewish Community of Swarthmore, PA
- Jewish Community of Utica, NY
- Jewish Community of Worcester, MA
- Jewish Community of Youngstown, OH
- Jewish Community Relations Council of East Meadow
Jewish Educators Organizations
- Jewish Educators Assembly
- Long Island Temple Educators
- Pittsburgh Mini CAGE
- Professional Growth Day, East Brunswick, NJ
- Westchester Association of Temple Educators, White Plains, NY
Jewish Federations
- Jewish Community Federation, Palo Alto, CA
- Jewish Community Federation of Metropolitan New Jersey
- Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, VA
- Jewish Federation Library, Omaha, NE
- Jewish Federation of Baton Rouge, LA
- Jewish Federation of Canton, OH
- Jewish Federation of Clifton, NJ
- Jewish Federation of Ft. Wayne, IN
- Jewish Federation of Greater Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Singles Division
- Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, TX
- Jewish Federation of Greater Miami, FL
- Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County, Deal Park, NJ
- Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, LA
- Jewish Federation of Greater Norwalk, CT
- Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County, Newburgh, NY
- Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, FL
- Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, AZ
- Jewish Federation of Greensboro, NC
- Jewish Federation of Greenwich, Greenwich, CT
- Jewish Federation of Kansas City, MO
- Jewish Federation of Miami, FL
- Jewish Federation of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- Jewish Federation of North Jersey – Women’s Division
- Jewish Federation of North Jersey, Wayne, NJ
- Jewish Federation of Ocean County – Women’s Division
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach, FL – Women’s Division
- Jewish Federation of Peoria, IL
- Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, McKeesport, PA
- Jewish Federation of So. Orange, NJ – Women’s Division
- Jewish Federation of Somerset, Somerset, NJ
- Jewish Federation of South Broward, Hollywood, FL
- Jewish Federation of Tulsa, OK
- Jewish Federation of Waterbury, CT
- Jewish Federation of Wichita, KS
- Jewish Federation Young Leadership, Boca Raton, FL
- Jewish Federation-Community Council of Southern Maine
- Jewish Welfare Federation, Detroit, MI
- Scranton-Lackawanna Jewish Council
- Westmoreland Jewish Community Council, Greensburg, PA
- U.J.A. Federation of New York/Leadership Development Division
Jewish Genealogical Societies
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, CA
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan
- Jewish Genealogical Society of NJ
- Jewish Genealogical Society of NY
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto
- Long Island Jewish Genealogical Society
Jewish Historical Societies
- Center for Erie, PA Jewish History
- Columbus Jewish Historical Society, Columbus, OH
- Jewish Historical Society of Hartford, CT
- Jewish Historical Society of Maryland
- Jewish Historical Society of Minneapolis
- Jewish Historical Society of New York
- Jewish Historical Society of St. Paul, MN
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Minneapolis, MN
- Jewish Family Services, Columbus, O
National Council of Jewish Women
- National Council of Jewish Women, Long Island, NY
- National Council of Jewish Women, NY, NY
- National Council of Jewish Women, Rye, NY
- National Council of Jewish Women, Spring Valley, NY
- National Council of Jewish Women, Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY
- National Council of Jewish Women, Westchester, NY
National Jewish Organizations
- Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal Kallot
- American Jewish Historical Society, Waltham, MA
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, NY
- Association of Jewish Book Publishers Palm Beach Federation
- Association of Jewish Libraries, NY, NY
- Brandeis University Women’s Committee
- C.A.J.E.
- C.C.A.R. Convention
- Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly, Atlanta, GA
- General Assembly, St. Louis, MO
- Hadassah National Convention, Nashville, TN
- International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Wash, D.C.
- J.W.B. Biennial
- Jewish Museum, NY
- Jewish Public Library, Montreal, Canada
- Jewish Youth Directors Association
- National Association of Temple Educators, Dallas, TX
- National Committee on Leadership Development
- National Council of Young Israel, NY, NY
- National Havurah Conference
- National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA
- Rabbinical Assembly
- United Jewish Communities, NY, NY
- Wexner Foundation, NY, NY
- YIVO Institute
Public Libraries
- Brooklyn Public Library, Kings Hwy/Ocean Av., Brooklyn, NY
- District of Columbia Library Association
- East Meadow Public Library
- Graetz College Library, Philadelphia, PA
U.J.A
- U.J.A. of Boca Raton, FL
- U.J.A. of Chicago, Illinois
- U.J.A. of Dallas, Texas
- U.J.A. of Hartford, CT
- U.J.A. of Jacksonville, FL
- U.J.A. of Kansas City, MO
- U.J.A. of Louisville, Kentucky
- U.J.A. of Memphis
- U.J.A. of Metropolitan Toronto
- U.J.A. of Monmouth City
- U.J.A. of Pittsburgh, PA
- U.J.A. of Rockville, Maryland
- U.J.A. of San Diego, CA
- U.J.A. of Staten Island
- U.J.A. of Washington Women’s Division
- U.J.A. of Youngstown, OH
YM-YWHA
- YM-YWHA of Rockland, New City, NY
- YM-YWHA of Flushing, NY
- YM-YWHA of Mid Westchester
- YM-YWHA of Mid-Island
- YM-YWHA of Morris – Sussex Counties
- YM-YWHA of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco, NY
- YM-YWHA of Suffolk, Commack, NY
- YM-YWHA of Westchester, NY