HOUSE OF LEARNING
Book time with our Learning Guides
Learning Guide: our daytime hosts who bridge the tavern and house of learning.
Each of our learning guides are available to be an onramp to learning and text study. Book time with them to begin your learning journey at Lehrhaus.
Who can participate in 1:1 Learning?
Members are welcome to unlimited 1:1 sessions as 1:1 learning is included in the cost of membership ($54/month).
If you are not a member, we limit free 1:1 learning to 3 sessions. If you are interested in continuing after 3 sessions, we ask that you either join as a member or purchase a day pass ($10) per session. This helps ensure that we are able to compensate our Learning Guides for their time and expertise.
Who is currently bookable?
Aaron Berc (he/him) is a fourth year Rabbinical Student at Hebrew College where his studies seek to explore the question of "who are we to one another?" Prior to Rabbinical school, Aaron had stints in both Corporate America and in Jewish Non-Profits. Most recently, Aaron worked as a Community Organizer at Jewish Community Action, where he organized the Twin Cities Jewish community around issues of affordable housing and economic justice. Aaron previously served as a Rabbinic Intern at Shir Tikvah Minneapolis, Temple Sinai of Brookline, and Temple Emanuel of Newton. Aaron graduated from the University of Kansas, with a BS in Environmental Studies and a minor concentration in Physics. He also received a Certificate of Jewish Ethics and Social Justice from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rav Naftali Hirsch (he/him) is here to ask how Jewish spirituality, text and traditions can connect us more deeply to each other, ourselves, and That which is beyond us. Ordained at Hebrew College, R' Naftali has spent his time since working in education in synagogues and experiential learning. He is also trained as a shochet and as a teacher of Jewish meditation with Or haLev and IJS. He loves learning any kind of Jewish text and would be so delighted to chat with you about any questions you're asking – or about the questions you don’t quite have the words to ask.
Rabbi Ilana Sandberg (she/her) was ordained as a rabbi in May 2024 at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York City and is thrilled to bring her Torah back to the Boston area where she grew up. Much of Ilana’s rabbinic work has been with teens and young adults, serving at Hillels, Ramah camps, and most recently working at Gann Academy in the Jewish Life Office. Ilana studied Bible as an undergrad at JTS and Talmud in Rabbinical school and loves any chance she has to deep dive into text. Meaning making is her passion when it comes to Jewish learning, whether that be through a lens of relationships, the environment, or anything else inspiring or weighing on her fellow learners. If she’s not learning, you might find Ilana at the pottery studio, cooking way too much food for Shabbat dinner with her husband Adam, or knitting hats and sweaters and crocheting kippot while listening to an audio book.
Rivka Nechemya Thrope (any/all) is a third-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College. He is an experienced learner and educator, having taught in farm, day school, and adult learning environments. While in college, Rivka Nechemya started an intergenerational learning program, and is especially interested in the types of relationships that are fostered through chavrusa study. Talk to him about Jewish creative writing and poetry, mishnah and Gemara, and learning about liturgy and prayer.
Rabbanit Talia Weisberg (she/her) is a connector, passionate about facilitating rich Jewish experiences and helping people make informed Jewish decisions. She serves as the spiritual leader of Kehillat Lev Chochma, a grassroots Modern Orthodox community in Camberville, and is currently pursuing a PhD in religion at Boston University. She received ordination from Yeshivat Maharat and earned an AB in religion at Harvard University. She loves to learn and teach about all things Jewish, but is especially passionate about the weekly parsha, women in Jewish tradition, kashrut, and the development of halacha. She is working on a book about animals in the Torah.