Lighting Our Way - Form - Sha'arei Orah Congregation

Daniel 12:3 - וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

"The enlightened will shine like the radiance of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." The installation of a spiritual leader calls for both inner light to lead and the ability to see the lights of the congregation seeking leadership and growth. Our Kehillah, “Sha’arei Orah” (Gates of Light), tries to exemplify illumination in our embrace of forward-thinking Torah, the inclusivity of lay involvement, and now, through the installation of Rabbanit Leah Sarna as our Spiritual Leader, an eye toward a new paradigm in rabbinic leadership.

Lighting Our Way

Help us honor Rabbanit Sarna and Sha’arei Orah as we grow into our beautiful, new space, and the opportunities that Rabbanit Sarna’s leadership will open up for our community and beyond. This campaign will enable us to enhance our connective educational offerings, to continue our warm communal experiences, and to grow our Kehillah as a welcoming, friendly place to daven, learn, and develop Jewishly. We seek contributions to this campaign at any level in order to attain full participation.

About Rabbanit Leah Sarna
Rabbanit Sarna is an award-winning Jewish educator who is passionate about building intergenerational community around Torah and Mitzvot. She currently serves as a member of the faculty at the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education and as the Director of Public Education for the International Beit Din. Before moving to Lower Merion, Rabbanit Sarna worked as Director of Religious Engagement at Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago, where she was recognized by the Jewish United Fund as one of Chicago’s “36 Under 36” honorees. She holds a cum laude degree with honors in Philosophy & Psychology from Yale University and was ordained at Yeshivat Maharat in 2018. Rabbanit Sarna lives in Bala Cynwyd with her husband, Dr. Ethan Schwartz, a professor of Hebrew Bible at Villanova University, and their two sons.

Installation program:
7:45 - Wine and hors d'oeuvres
8:15 - Program featuring music with Yoni Stokar
9:30 - Desserts

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Sha'arei Orah Congregation
57 West Princeton Road
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

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Sha'arei Orah Congregation is a registered non-profit in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Tax Identification Number (EIN) is 81-1932244.