Schwartz Scholar in Residence: Ronda Angel Arking & Rabbi Yosef Furman

Ronda Angel Arking will teach the Kiddush class on Shabbat. Ronda has spent more than 30 years working in curriculum development and education technology, helping to shape how students learn and educators teach. In addition to her professional work in education, Ronda has pursued a lifelong passion for Jewish learning. She served as Managing Editor of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, and holds a master’s degree in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Civilization. She has taught Tanakh shiurim in synagogues and at conferences, and has a particular interest in the artistry of biblical narrative.

Rabbi Yosef Furman will teach the class following Mincha. Rabbi Furman has been a Rebbe in Beth Tfiloh High School for the past twelve years and has taught the Daf Yomi in Beth Tfiloh Congregation for the past four and a half years. Rabbi Furman received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Berel Wein and has thirty-two years’ experience in Jewish education. He is married with six children, one of whom attended Beth Tfiloh High School.

The Schwartz Scholar-in-Residence program is sponsored by Nathan and Louis Schwartz, z"l, of Wilmington, NC.