Parshat Vayishlach with Sara Wolkenfeld

In the Podsha is back! Thanks for being patient, I had to take a break to work on an actuarial exam and the holidays. This week I chat with Sara Wolkenfeld about all the good thing Sefaria.org is doing, Yaakov's name change's odd formulation, and Esav's and Yaakov's intentions while meeting again. Subscribe and like to get more episodes of In the Podsha! Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is the Director of Education at Sefaria.org. She has taught Talmud and Jewish Law at the Drisha Institute, and served as JLIC educator and Director of Education at the Center for Jewish Life - Hillel at Princeton University. Sara has taught at The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, NY, at United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston, TX, where she was an intern for two years, and as a Beit Midrash Fellow at S.A.R. Academy in Riverdale, NY. She lectures in synagogues and Hillels on a variety of topics, and also teaches Hilkhot Nidah to brides and engaged couples. Sara holds a BA in Judaica and Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and has studied Talmud and Jewish Law at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Drisha, Pardes, Nishmat,and Beit Morashah. She lives in Chicago, IL with her husband and four children.