PASSOVER 2010 WITH AFIKOMAN TOURS: Kosher for Passover luxury vacations at The Westin Resort, Aruba

Of Note

AFIKOMAN TOURS - SPEAKERS

Lectures, Shiurim and Daf Yomi - prominent speakers will present stimulating and mind provoking lectures and shiurim during Passover.

RABBI DR. IVAN LERNER

Dr. Lerner, a former principal and educational superintendent is the Rabbi Emeritus of the 600-family Claremont Hebrew Congregation in Cape Town. He is a Past Chairman of the South African Rabbinical Association. Dr. Lerner's background includes specialties in rabbinics, psychology and education . He has written numerous articles on family issues, parenting, communication and conflict resolution. Dr. Lerner became a household name in Australia through his radio appearances and advice columns which were nationally syndicated through the Australian Jewish News. His inspirational television appearances in South Africa drew large and loyal audiences. Since 2002 Rabbi Dr Lerner has traveled bimonthly to London where he serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Jewish Learning Exchange. Most recently Rabbi Lerner has lectured in Paris, Antwerp, Frankfurt, and Munich.

As a licensed psychologist Dr. Lerner is often called upon to discuss themes which require a blending of his spiritual, educational and psychological background. Currently, he and his wife Arleeta, also a former school principal, reside in suburban Washington, D.C. where he is a consultant to schools, synagogues, and businesses in the USA and overseas.

ERICA BROWN

DR. ERICA BROWN is the Director for Adult Education at The Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning and consults for The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Erica is the author of the book, Inspired Jewish Leadership, a National Jewish Book Award finalist and Spiritual Boredom, and co-author of The Case for Jewish Peoplehood (all through Jewish Lights).

She was a Jerusalem Fellow, is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation, an Avi Chai Fellow, winner of the Ted Farber Professional Excellence Award, and the recipient of the 2009 Covenant Award for her work in education.

Erica has served as an adjunct professor at American University and George Washington University. She lectures widely on subjects of Jewish interest and leadership, in addition to extensive writing in journals of education and Jewish studies and writes a weekly internet essay called “Weekly Jewish Wisdom” (www.pjll.org) that also appears on the Newsweek/Washington Post’s “On Faith” website. She resides with her husband and four children in Silver Spring, Maryland.

DR. JEREMY BROWN

Dr. Jeremy Brown lectures especially on the nexus between halachah and medicine. He is the research director for emergency medicine at George Washington University.

Dr. Brown is the former editor of Jewish Medical Update and is widely published in medical journals. He co-edited the book, Venous Thromboembolic Emergencies and is currently completing a textbook on emergency medicine for Oxford University Press.