Our Scholar in Residence program brings top-notch scholars to Kol Ami to teach on important topics over Shabbat.
Past Scholars in Residence and Topics
- 2023 – Professor Kalman Weiser: “The Jews of Eastern Europe”
- 2021 – Rabbi Jeff Salkin: “The Secret Chord – Jewish Identity and Tradition in the Music of Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan”
- 2019 – Dr. Kalman Weiser, York University: “Antisemitism Then and Now”
- 2018 – Dr. Wendy Zierler, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: “#JewishWomenToo. Finding women’s voices in our sacred texts in the #MeToo Generation”
- 2017 – Rabbi Larry Hoffman, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: “From Ethnicity to Identity: Who is Jewish and Why? – A conversation about who is included in the Jewish Tent in the 21st Century”
- 2016 – Rabbi Sally Priesand, First Ordained Female Rabbi in North America: “Women and Judaism”
- 2015 – Rabbi Steve Greenberg, First Openly Gay Orthodox Rabbi: “Constructing the Welcoming Tent: Judasim and the LGBTQ Community”
- 2013 – Rabbi Richard Sarason, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: “The Way We Pray”
- 2012 – Professor Frank Bialystock, University of Toronto: “The Jews of Canada”
- 2011 – Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, Spiritual leader of the City Shul, Toronto: “Israel: Reflections of an Outsider from the Inside”
- 2010 – Rabbi David Nelson, Bard College: “Judaism, Physics and God: Searching for a Sacred Metaphors in a Post-Einstein World”
- 2009 – Rabbi Michael Cook, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: “Enhancing Jewish Well-being in a Christian Environment”
- 2008 – Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: “The New Women’s Torah Commentary”
