Ma’ayan’s 5783 Emerging Scholar Fellow: Miriam Zami

Miriam Zami is a PhD student in Talmud and Ancient Jewish History at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies (Yeshiva University). After studying at Midreshet Lindenbaum for a year, Miriam graduated with her BA from Stern College for Women, and then served as the Springboard Jewish Education Fellow for the Hillel at Baruch, City, and John Jay Colleges. She is currently an editor at The Lehrhaus, an online publication for Jewish thought and scholarship. Miriam lives in Brooklyn with her husband.

Miriam is passionate about Jewish adult education and hopes to incorporate her academic work into her classes. She is excited to develop skills and a pedagogical approach through the teaching opportunities and mentor relationships offered by the Fellowship. Miriam is interested in teaching within the Modern Orthodox community generally, with a particular focus on teaching and mentoring women within her own Syrian community.

When the Rabbis Laugh: Humor and Laughter in Rabbinic Literature with Miriam Zami

Sunday, November 6 — Young Israel of Brookline (recording)

Sunday, December 11 — Beit Sasson: Sephardic Congregation of Newton (recording)

Sunday, February 5 — Congregation Beth El-Athereth of Newton (recording)

Sunday, March 12 — Young Israel of Sharon (recording)