The Young Israel of Stamford has announced the line-up for its annual Sizzling Summer Series.

Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, rosh yeshiva (head of school) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, will lead a four-part series on Wednesday evenings, entitled “What Does Judaism Say About…” His topics will be: “Saving the Life of a Non-Jew,” July 8; “Gender Roles,” July 15; “Abortion,” July 22; and, “Vigilante Justice,” July 29.

On Shabbat weekend, August 7-8, the Young Israel will host Shani Taragin, who will focus all three of her talks on the theme of “Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh Lazeh” – all Jews are responsible for one another. Taragin is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Tanach while teaching at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She also teaches at MaTaN, Migdal Oz, Sha’alvim for Women, Lander’s College, and the Womens’ Beit Midrash in Efrat and Ramat Shilo. Taragin is a graduate of Nishmat’s Keren Ariel Program for certification as a halachic advisor in issues of family purity law.

For more information about the summer programs, email michaelgfeldstein@gmail.com.

CAP: Rabbi Jeremy Wieder