Erica Brown, September 2022 (GPOHZ0 6570) (cropped)

Erica Brown (born September 7, 1966) is an American writer and educator who lectures widely on subjects of Jewish interest and is scholar-in-residence for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and a consultant to other Jewish organizations. Her "Weekly Jewish Wisdom" column has appeared regularly in ''

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''.

Biography

Brown attended the

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. She graduated

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and has master's degrees from

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and

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. She received her

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in Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew College. Brown was a Jerusalem Fellow. She is an Avi Chai fellow, served as an adjunct professor at

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and

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and is faculty member of the

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. Brown lives in

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with her husband and four children.

Books

* ''Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities'', Jewish Light Publishing, trans. by Jang-Heum Ok. Seoul, Korea: Dong Yeon Press, 2016 * ''Leadership in the Wilderness: Authority & Anarchy in the Book of Numbers'', Maggid Books, a Division of

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, 2013 * ''In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks'', Maggid Books, a Division of

, 2011 * ''Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things'', Jewish Lights Publishing, 2010 * ''Spiritual Boredom: Rediscovering the Wonder of Judaism'', Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009 * ''The Case for Jewish Peoplehood: Can We Be One?'', by Erica Brown, Misha Galperin, and

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, 2009 * ''Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities'', Jewish Lights Publishing, 2008 * ''Seder Talk: The Conversational Haggada,'' Maggid Books and OU Press, 2015.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Erica 1966 births Living people Jewish American academics Jewish biblical scholars Jewish educators Stern College for Women alumni Harvard University alumni Alumni of the University of London American University faculty and staff George Washington University faculty Female biblical scholars 21st-century Jewish biblical scholars