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January 30, 2023

The Sound of Silence?

Miriam Gedwiser
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Miriam Gedwiser

Miriam Gedwiser is the Rosh Kollel of the Drisha Summer Kollel and teaches Talmud and Tanakh at the Ramaz Upper School. She has a B.A. in the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from N.Y.U. School of Law. Miriam studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum and in the Drisha Scholar’s circle. She previously practiced commercial litigation at a large law firm and clerked for the Hon. Debra Freeman, U.S.M.J., in Manhattan. Miriam serves as a guest lecturer at synagogues and programs around the Northeast, and has written on topics of Jewish and Torah interest for The Lehrhaus, The Forward, the Center for Modern Torah Leadership blog, and Project 929. Miriam lives Teaneck, New Jersey with her family.

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R. Shimon ben Gamliel notes in Pirkei Avot that “I have not found better for a person than silence.” What is the role of silence, or desisting from speech, in Jewish law and thought? We will explore this question through a variety of test cases, from hilkhot shabbat to aggadot.

Session 1

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Session 2

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Session 3

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