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SUMMARY:Scholars-in-Residence: Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut & Erica Frankel 
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat Noah\, October 16-17 | Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut &amp\; Eri
 ca Frankel\nShabbat Haye Sarah\, November 7-8 | Dr. Lynn Kaye &amp\; Rabbi
  Dr. Alex Kaye\nShabbat Shira\, January 22-23 | Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz &amp\
 ; Dr. Ronnie Perelis\nRabbi Dimitry Ekshtut &amp\; Erica Frankel \nLearn 
 from them three times throughout Shabbat:\nAfter 6:00 pm Evening Services 
 | After Morning Services | 5:05 Afternoon Class\n\nSponsor kiddush here &g
 t\;&gt\;\nRabbi Dimitry Ekshtut is a community builder\, educator\, musici
 an\, and spiritual entrepreneur. Born in the Soviet Union and raised in Ph
 iladelphia\, Dimitry came to the United States as a religious refugee. His
  own journey to find Jewish connection as an adult continues to inspire hi
 s work helping others access their spiritual inheritance. A lifelong educa
 tor\, Dimitry taught music in New York City schools for a decade and later
  served as a professor of Jewish Studies at City College of New York. He r
 eceived semicha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT). Dimitry is the rabbi o
 f Base Manhattan as well as spiritual leader and co-founder of Tzibur Harl
 em.\n\nErica Frankel is a Jewish educational visionary\, spiritual leader\
 , and social entrepreneur. By day\, as Executive Director of Assembly\, sh
 e equips leaders and organizations to build communities rooted in meaningf
 ul relationships and transformative gathering. Over the past 18 years\, sh
 e has founded and grown numerous Jewish organizations and initiatives\, tr
 ained hundreds of rabbis and educators\, and helped seed a flourishing Jew
 ish ecosystem in Harlem.\n\nFor over a decade\, Dimitry and Erica have wel
 comed thousands of people into their home—setting more than 13\,000 plac
 es at their table. Their favorite project remains the same: creating a hom
 e in which people encounter one another and Jewish tradition with warmth\,
  depth\, honesty\, and joy.\n 
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