Scholar-in-Residence
Scholar-in-Residence
Darkhei Noam hosts two to three scholar-in-residence weekends each year. During a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat, our scholar will typically speak three times: on Friday night following Kabbalat Shabbat, on Shabbat morning before Mussaf, and at our community lunch.We strive to ensure that our Scholars in Residence present our community with a wide range of topics.
SAVE THE DATES 5786Scholars-in-Residence Schedule
The Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Committee is delighted to announce upcoming Shabbat events for 5786:
- January 30-31 2026 Sarit Karan Gribetz
- Friday night Shabbat dinner (following Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat davening) held at Kehillat Hadar/Shaare Zedek
210 West 93rd Street.
- Shabbat morning d'var Torah at Darkhei Noam, held at Trevor Day School, 1 West 88th Street.
REGISTRATION AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
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Previous Speakers
5785: Shmuly Yanklowitz, Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld
5784: David Zvi Kalman, Deborah Sacks Mintz, Magda Teter
5783: Ben Sommer, Adam Ferziger, Michal Raucher, Judy Klitsner
5780: Mark Weitzman
5779: Talya Fishman, Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, Samuel Heilman, Marcie Lenk, Ethan Tucker.
5778: Steven Cohen, Shulem Deen, Herzl Hefter, Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, Anat Sharbat, Yael Zerubavel
5777: Leora Batnitzky, James Diamond, Moshe Halbertal, Christine Hayes, Alan Mintz,
5776: Lynn Kaye, Sharon Koren, Yehuda Levy-Aldema, Asher Lopatin
5775: Gal Beckerman, Yaffa Epstein, Lynn Kaye, Gary Rendsburg
5774: Hasia Diner, Shai Held, Sam Kassow, Judy Klitsner, Lucette Lagnado, Dani Segal, Jacob Wright
5773: James Diamond, Debra Kaplan, Yehuda Mirsky, Hindy Najman
5772: Jeremy Dauber, Gila Keltenick
Mon, December 15 2025
25 Kislev 5786
Today's Calendar
| Chanukah |
| Chanukah 5786 : 12:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Miketz
| Shabbat, Dec 20 |
Candle Lighting
| Friday, Dec 19, 4:12pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Dec 20, 5:13pm |
Chanukah
| Monday, Dec 15 |
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
DecDecember 14 , 2025Chanukah 5786
Sunday, Dec 14th 4:30p to Monday, Dec 22nd 5:00p
Chanukah 5786 December 15-22, 2025 // 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5786 HAPPY CHANUKAH FROM DARKHEI NOAM Chanukah begins this year at sundown on Sunday, December 14th (at 4:53 PM) Chanukah is a celebration commemorating the rededication of the Temple in the time of the Maccabees in the second century BCE. The name Chanukah means “dedication” (Chanukat haBayit - Dedication of the Temple). Our tradition tells us that when the Maccabees defeated the Greeks and entered the Temple, there was not enough pure oil to light the menorah for more than one night. But the single cruse of oil that they found burned for eight full days. To publicize these miracles, we light candles and say Hallel on all eight days of Chanukah, including Al Hanisim during Birkat Hamazon. Some customs of the holiday include playing dreidel and eating sufganiyot (jelly donuts), latkes (fried potato pancakes), dairy foods, and chocolate gelt. Join the Darkhei Noam dreidel-a- thon on Shabbat December 20th during kiddush! SHABBAT REMINDERS: The sixth night of Chanukah begins on Friday night, December 19 - remember to light the chanukiah BEFORE lighting Shabbat candles at 4:12 PM. At least one of the candles should be big enough to last for about an hour and a half. Some people use Shabbat type candles (thicker and longer-lasting) candles in their chanukiah to ensure that the flame stay lit into the night The seventh night of Chanukah begins on Saturday night, December 20 - remember to light the menorah AFTER havdalah at 5:17 PM. The seventh day of Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, is known as Chag haBanot/ Eid al-Banat. Celebrated primarily by North African Jewish communities, this day honors the role of women in Jewish life and female heroes such as Judith. The last day of Chanukah is known as Zot Chanukah, from the words of a Torah verse read on that day, and has special significance for some Jews at the culmination of the holiday. Candle lighting is at 4:56 PM. כל אחד הוא אור קטן וכלנו אור איתן “Everyone is a small light and all together we are a powerful unwavering light” - from the Chanukah song Ba’nu Choshech Legaresh (lyrics here) May the lights of our menorahs drive out the darkness in the world. CHAG OORIM SAMEACH! -
Friday ,
DecDecember 19 , 2025Shabbat Chanukah Dinner: Friday Night, December 19, 2025
Friday, Dec 19th 5:12p to 8:00p
Join the Darkhei Noam community for Chanukah Shabbat Dinner, Friday, December 19th -
Saturday ,
DecDecember 20 , 2025In Shul Dreidel-a-thon
Shabbat, Dec 20th 11:45a to 12:30p
Please join for a friendly Darkhei Noam Dreidel-a-thon on Shabbat December 20th, 6th day of Chanukah during Kiddush. for all ages: there will be two full tournaments; one for children and one for adults.
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