Scholars-in-Residence
Scholars-in-Residence
We host scholars-in-residence with diverse perspectives throughout the year.
Past scholars-in-residence include:
Insiders and Outsiders
Rabbi Daniel Landes, Founder and Director of Yashrut; Former Director of the Pardes Institute for Jewish Education
Not in My Eruv: Investigating Boundaries in Jewish Communal Life
Dr. Hannah Lebovitz, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Planning at the University of Texas-Arlington
Wresting with God and Men
Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Founding Director of Eshel
Covenant and Self: Do we get to choose if we serve God?
Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Executive Director of Mechon Hadar
The Fifth Cubit: Rabbis Who Weren't
Rabbi Gilah Kletenik, NYU Doctoral Candidate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies
Mon, January 20 2025
20 Tevet 5785
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Vaera
Candle Lighting
Friday, Jan 24, 4:35pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Jan 25, 5:39pm |
Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 1 , 2025
Shabbat, Feb 1st 9:15a to 12:00p
Join us as Kol Sasson's teens take the lead on Torah reading and davening this Shabbat! -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 21 , 2025
Friday, Feb 21st (All day)
Dr. Miriam Udell is Director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory University, where she teaches Yiddish Language and Literature. Dr. Udel is the author of Never Better!: The Modern Jewish Picaresque (University of Michigan Press), winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought and Experience. She is the editor and translator of Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature (NYU Press, 2020), winner of the Judaica Reference Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries. The weekend program includes: 8PM Friday Night Oneg at the Jacobs Home: “Tevye’s granddaughters” Shabbat Morning: “Understanding Ashkenazi modernity through Yiddish children’s literature”, followed by communal lunch 8PM Saturday Night Melave Malka at the Shapiro Home: “Charity or Revolution: the Whole Megile” -
Saturday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2025
Shabbat, Mar 8th 11:30a to 12:30p
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Thursday ,
MarMarch 13 , 2025
Thursday, Mar 13th 7:30p to 9:30p
All are invited to join us for ma'ariv followed by a festive megilla reading. -
Saturday ,
MarMarch 15 , 2025
Shabbat, Mar 15th (All day)
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Saturday ,
AprApril 26 , 2025
Shabbat, Apr 26th 9:15a to 12:00p
Join us as Kol Sasson's teens take the lead on Torah reading and davening this Shabbat! -
Saturday ,
MayMay 17 , 2025
Shabbat, May 17th (All day)
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Saturday ,
SepSeptember 13 , 2025
Shabbat, Sep 13th (All day)
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 1 , 2025
Shabbat, Nov 1st (All day)
Shabbat Lech Lecha -
Friday ,
DecDecember 12 , 2025
Friday, Dec 12th 4:00p to 10:00p
Kabbalat Shabbat Services & Dinner
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Kol Sasson Congregation is an inclusive, observant community in Skokie, Illinois that strives to transform Jewish lives through critical inquiry within the traditional framework of Halakha.
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