Adult Learning Session with Rabbi Nancy Wiener

Emanu El will welcome Rabbi Nancy Wiener for the 2024 Rozelle & Robert I. Kahn Scholar in Residence Weekend. Rabbi Wiener is the Founding Director of the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). Throughout the weekend, congregants are invited to join Rabbi Wiener for dinner, Shabbat worship services and several adult learning opportunities.

On Friday, December 6, Rabbi Wiener will deliver the sermon Hearing heart or hardened heart? during the 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service. Following the service, join Rabbi Wiener and the congregation for a Passover-friendly Shabbat dinner with the community. Register for dinner today and join us on the 6th.

Find the full schedule of the weekend below.

Scholar in Residence Weekend with Rabbi Nancy Wiener

Friday, December 6

• 6:00 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat with sermon by Rabbi Wiener: Hearing heart or hardened heart?
• 7:15 p.m., Passover-friendly Shabbat dinner with the community
  Click here to register for dinner

Saturday, December 7

• 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., Torah Study with Rabbi Wiener: You will see my back–Exploring God’s enigmatic promise to Moses
• 10:30 a.m., Shabbat Morning Service with special d’var Torah by Rabbi Wiener: Panim el Panim—Being open to each other’s many facets
  Click here to register for the Torah study session

Sunday, December 8

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Adult Learning Session: Understanding Moral Injury through stories in Genesis
  Click here to register for the adult learning session

Rabbi Nancy Wiener’s visit is supported by the Rozelle & Robert I. Kahn Scholar in Residence Fund.