STAMFORD – Michael Feldstein, a longtime member of the Stamford Chevra Kadisha, will be honored at the organization’s annual dinner on Sunday evening, March 5 at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford.

Feldstein was actively involved in the recent incorporation of the organization into a 501(c-3.) He has served for several years on the Chevra Kadisha’s dinner committee and is involved in the organization’s marketing and promotional activities.

“It’s especially gratifying this year to honor Michael Feldstein, one of the most active members of our organization,” said Stamford Chevra Kadisha President Yospa Lieberman.

Guest speaker at the dinner will be Dr. Erica Brown, director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership at George Washington University, who will speak on the topic “A Life Well Lived: Our Enduring Legacy.”

A writer and educator, Brown previously was scholar-in-residence at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and consultant with the Jewish Agency and other Jewish organizations. She is author of Inspired Jewish Leadership, a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and Spiritual Boredom; and co-author of The Case for Jewish Peoplehood, as well as several textual studies.

Previously a Jerusalem Fellow, Brown is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation, an Avi Chai Fellow, winner of the Ted Farber Professional Excellence Award, and the recipient of the 2009 Covenant Award for her work in education. She writes a weekly internet essay called “Weekly Jewish Wisdom” that appears on the Newsweek/Washington Post’s “On Faith” website.

For information on the Stamford Chevra Kadisha dinner contact Rica Lieberman at ricalieberman@yahoo.com.