Purim - Why Not Call It the Festival of the Ring? (Rivka’s Take)

Originally from Edgware, UK, Rabbi Simi Lerner now lives in Bet Shemesh, Israel, with his wife, Rivka, and three sons. He returned to Israel after lecturing in UK universities for the JLE. Simi has a passion for understanding and articulating the teachings of 19th century's great teacher, Rav Samson Rafael Hirsch. One of the aspects he tries t...

Rivka Lerner was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and then went on to study Jewish thought and teaching in Jerusalem, as well as train for her profession as a software developer. After she graduated as a life coach and later as a Kallah teacher, Rivka helped run the women's division of the JLE in London for three years. Now Rivka is involved in outreac...