Erica Brown
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Erica Brown | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Erica Brown, September 2022 | |
| Alma mater | Stern College, Harvard University, University of London, Baltimore Hebrew College |
| Occupations | Writer, Educator |
| Known for | Jewish education, Leadership, Jewish scholarship |
| Children | 4 |
Dr. Erica Brown serves as the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and is the founding director of its Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership.[1] She is an American writer and educator who lectures on subjects of Jewish interest. She is a scholar-in-residence for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and a consultant to other Jewish organizations. Her "Weekly Jewish Wisdom" column has appeared in The Washington Post.[2]
Brown previously served as the director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership and an associate professor of curriculum and pedagogy at The George Washington University. Erica is the author of twelve books on leadership, the Hebrew Bible and spirituality. Erica hosted a daily podcast, “Take Your Soul to Work.” She has written extensively on topics of Jewish spirituality[3] and philosophy[4] the place of religion in modernity,[5] and on topics pertaining to the human condition at large.[6]
Brown attended the Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey.[7] She graduated Stern College of Yeshiva University and has master's degrees from Harvard and University of London. She received her doctorate in Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew College. Brown was a Jerusalem Fellow.
She is an Avi Chai fellow, served as an adjunct professor at American University and George Washington University and is faculty member of the Wexner Foundation. Brown lives in Maryland with her husband and four children.
