Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Jill Jacobs

Our theme this year is Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Pursuing Justice. During the year we're studying the book, There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law & Tradition, by Rabbi Jill Jacobs. Rabbi Jacobs, who is the Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights – North America has a strong track record in the field of social justice and human rights.

• Friday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. – There will be a congregational dinner following services with opportunity for a dialogue about Social Justice with Rabbi Jacobs. The dinner is $14 if you This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before February 28, and $18 after. Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 3 at 9:30 a.m. – Rabbi Jacobs will give a D’var Torah at Shabbat morning services. 
• Sunday, March 4 at 10:30 a.m. – Rabbi Jacobs will join Beth Emet’s Eighth Grade Mitzvah Corps.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition and Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community. Rabbi Jacobs has been named to the Forward’s list of 50 influential American Jews (2006 and 2008), to The Jewish Week’s first list of “36 under 36” (2008), and to Newsweek’s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America (2009, 2010 and 2011). She lives in New York with her husband, Guy Austrian, and their daughter Lior.