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avi's jewish education timeline

By avistrausberg

  • my bat mitzvah

  • my dad, center of judaism, died

  • lived abroad in new zealand, land of few jews

    lived abroad in new zealand, land of few jews

  • developed personal shabbat practice connected to my grandma in new zealand

    developed personal shabbat practice connected to my grandma in new zealand

  • 3 month ADAMAH, jewish farming fellowship

    3 month ADAMAH, jewish farming fellowship

  • one year of intensive learning at Yeshivat Hadar

  • Teaching Mentor Rav Elie Kaunfer

    As a newbee beginner learner at Hadar, Rav Elie was my first Talmud teacher. Rav Elie brought the Gemara to life for me. The Gemara, as a text that is unfriendly to beginners, with many barriers to entry, has the potential to be a frustrating first learning experience, something akin to hitting one's head against a brick wall. Yet, when he taught us to analyze the flow of a sugya he did so with all of his passion, enacting the back and forth of the sugya with his whole body engaged and active.
  • one year of learning at Pardes

    one year of learning at Pardes

  • began rabbinical school at Hebrew College

  • married my wife who I met while studying at Hadar!

    married my wife who I met while studying at Hadar!

  • started learning daf yomi!