Rabbi David Levin-Kruss directs special programs and teaches at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He holds a B.A. and Teachers' Certification in English Literature and Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University, attended Pardes, and has rabbinic ordination from the Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical Seminary. Previously, he served as the director of the overseas department at the Melitz Centers for Jewish Zionist Education and as the community director of Stanmore Synagogue in London. David sees himself as a bridge between Jewish heritage and those seeking to connect or reconnect to that tradition. David founded and directs “My Open Book Life Coaching” which uses general and Jewish texts as well as life coaching techniques to achieve personal breakthroughs.

Shabbat Parshat Vayetze • November 16 • 13 Kislev

Young Israel of Toco Hills

Rabbi David Levin-Kruss Scholar-in-Residence

We welcome Rabbi David Levin-Kruss of the Pardes Institute to YITH over Shabbat, November 16th. Rabbi

Kruss will be speaking at various times on Shabbat.

Post kiddush shiur

Enough Already! What We Can and Can't Expect From G-d.

Shabbat afternoon at 4:40pm

Wicked-pedia! Is the Democratiza-tion of Knowledge a Good Thing? Because of the internet, more information is available to us than in any previous generation. But is this a blessing, or are there problems with the proliferation of knowledge? Using a biblical and a Talmudic model we will examine what it means to learn and to teach in the modern world

Seudah Shlishit

Four Who Entered the Pardes...