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Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Honored

November 11th, 2009

Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, noted Torah scholar, author, and speaker, was awarded a Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award — the highest honor bestowed by the Reform Movement.

For the past 25 years, Dr. Zornberg has taught Torah in Jerusalem at Matan, Pardes and the Jerusalem College for Adults and travels widely, lecturing in Jewish, academic and psychoanalytic settings. The author of multiple publications and three books, her most recent is The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious.

Watch this video of the award presentation, and heartfelt testimonies of Reform rabbis who have been influenced and inspired by her work.