Our special guest today is Rabbi David Silber, Founder and Dean of the Drisha Institute for Jewish learning, the world's first center dedicated specifically to women's study of classical Jewish texts. Rabbi Silber received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He received the Covenant Award in 2000. He is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn (JPS, 2011) and is currently working on a book about Megillat Esther.
This Simchat Torah edition of Torah-talk focuses on the curious intricacies of the Torah’s description of the death of Moses.