Erica Brown
Dr. Erica Brown is the director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership and an associate professor of curriculum and pedagogy at The George Washington University.
Articles by Erica Brown
Complex Happiness
We are living in a moment of Jewish historic significance, one which embodies the blessing: “Thank you God for helping ...
Building a Great House on Sukkot
“We live, each of us, to preserve our fragment, in a state of perpetual regret and longing for a place ...
An Empty Mental Space
Earlier this week, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?”, and wrote about learning to mourn. Her new book, ...
Learning to Mourn
On Monday, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?” She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning ...
What Are the Three Weeks, Anyway?
Dr. Erica Brown is the author of In the Narrow Places, a daily meditation for each day of the Three Weeks. ...
Celebrating Osama’s Death
“My creatures are drowning in the sea, and you want to sing?” – Babylonian Talmud Megillah 10bIt took less than ...
Outrage
If anyone makes his friend’s face turn white in public, it is as if he spilled blood.-Babylonian Talmud (Bava Metzia ...
Sanctuary Eyes
Why do synagogue sanctuaries have windows?
Leo Baeck: Something Eternal
How to understand Leo Baeck's philosophy on God today.
Loving the Stranger
Passover (Pesach) teaches Jews to welcome strangers into their homes.