Dr. Liz Shayne

Core Semikha, Class of 2021

Dr. Elizabeth Shayne came to Maharat after receiving her Ph.D from University of California, Santa Barbara, where she studied the past, present, and future of digital reading. Liz writes and teaches about everything from the hypertext history of the Talmud to the future of robots in halakha, while also innovating new ways to teach Torah online. She is a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar, and interned at the Hebrew Institute of White Plains, Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob, and Sefaria. Liz plans to use her expertise to create more and better learning opportunities for all those who study and love Torah.

Available Writings

Title	Type	Category	Topic	Year
Breastfeeding Series Session 3 - Breastfeeding in Public, Synagogue and while Learning	Multimedia	Panels and Discussions		February 10, 2021
Knowledge of the Heart, Knowledge of the Hands	Dvar Torah	Shemot	Tetzaveh	2021/5781
Losing Yourself, Finding Yourself: Jacob’s Psychological Journey	Dvar Torah	Bereishit	Vayeitzei	2017/5778
In Defense of Legalism	Dvar Torah	Shemot	Mishpatim	2020/5780
Spring Ahead and Fall Back: When Israel and the Diaspora Read Different Parashas"	Dvar Torah	Vayikra	Acharei Mot	2019/5779
Sometimes You Need a Good Poem	Dvar Torah	Devarim	Haazinu	2018/5779
Signed, Sealed, Delivered	Dvar Torah	Holiday	Rosh Hashana	2019/5780
Mortal “Pair-il”: Zugot on the Seder Night	Dvar Torah	Holiday	Pesach	2019/5779
A Door Opens: Reflections on the End of the Seder	Dvar Torah	Holiday	Pesach	2018/5778
Aseret Yemei Teshuva 5779/2018 - Dr. Liz Shayne '21	Multimedia; Holiday	Video Divrei Torah; Holiday	Rosh Hashana; Yom Kippur	2018/5779
Sibling Rivalry: on Joseph and Judah the Righteous	Dvar Torah	Bereishit	Vayigash	2020/5780

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