HEIDI M. SZPEK

HEIDI M. SZPEK
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7555
(509)963-2839
Email: szpekh@cwu.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991
Hebrew & Semitic Studies w/ minor in Linguistics
Master of Arts: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
Hebrew & Semitic Studies
Post Graduate Studies: The Johns Hopkins University, 1985
Near Eastern Languages & Literature
Post Graduate Studies: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1984
Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature
Masters of Arts: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1983
Foreign Languages and Literature (Specialization in Ancient Near Eastern
languages, literature, religion, history and related cultures)
Bachelor of Arts: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1980
Anthropology/Hebrew Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor: Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Sept. 2007 to Present
Assistant Professor: Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Sept 2002 to August 2007
Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Sept 2001 to June 2002
Associate Faculty: Department of Humanities and English
Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA September 2000 - June 2001
Adjunct Faculty: Department of Philosophy
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA June 2000 - August 2000
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Faculty: Division of Humanities & Religious Studies
Pima Community College: West, Tucson, AZ August 1998 - December 1999
Lecturer: Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics: Biblical Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, September 1995-May 1997
Visiting Associate Lecturer: Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 1996
Associate Lecturer: Department of Classics & Hebrew Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, September 1993-May 1994
Lecturer: Department of Theology: Biblical Hebrew
Concordia University of Wisconsin-Mequon, WI 1987-1993
Instructor: Department of Theology: Biblical Hebrew
Concordia College Mequon, WI 1980-1984
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Interests and Specialties: Hebrew Bible, Extra-Biblical Literature, Sacred
Literature, Judaism, Western Religions, Holocaust Studies
Teaching Awards and Honors:
CWU Faculty Recognition Award. National Residence Hall Honorary. Spring 2005.
CWU Alumni Affairs Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
CWU Excellence in Leadership Teaching Award, 2004
Current Graduate Faculty Status: Regular Graduate Faculty
Graduate Committees & Theses Directed:
(MA) Holly Erickson, Carroll College. Waukesha, WI Fall 2001-December 2002.
(PhD. Dissertation Reader) Dennis R. Magary Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Spring 1995
Undergraduate Senior Theses Directed at Central Washington University:
Department of Philosophy: RELS Senior Thesis Advisor:
(Fall 2007) Karlynn GreenSconce, Amanda Harvey, Scott Klepach, Jr., Tyler Soldat,
Tiffany Strickland, Katy Wickersham
(Spring 2007) Gretchen ShirleyBellande, Rebecca Rogers
(Fall 2006) Stephen Nelson
(Winter 2006) Jonathan Amarelo, Michael Brezina, Julie Castro, Thomas Chapman,
Pamela Clark, Kasey Kahmann, Adam LeMieux, Valerie Nelson, Donald Puhlman,
Jennifer Stanberry
(Spring 2005) Amy Baumgardner, Jennifer Bridges, Alexandra Brownell, Joel Bunker,
Amber Darting, Kimberly Frank, Jacob Gillaspy, Sara Hoffman, Theresa Kimbel, Torrie
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Large, Tami Lucero, Christopher Moore, Maria Mullen, Jason Pique, Andrew Pruitt,
Lindsay Radke, Kyla Richards, Keiko Yamada
(Spring 2003) Niki Abraham, Rachel Armistead, Jessica Erickson, Megan Fuhrman,
Bryan Halferty, Mary Humling, J. Caryn Johnson, Amy Lee, Philip Lindholm
Douglas Honor’s College Senior Thesis Advisor:
Davis Johnson (2006-2007)
Randy Fairfield (2005-06)
Caryn Johnson and Chelsea Rustad (2003-04)
McNair Scholar's Mentor: Philip Lindholm, Fall 2001-Spring 2002
Courses Taught:
Central Washington University
Introduction to Religion
Sacred Books of the World
The Legacy of the Hebrew Bible
Lost Books of the Bible
Gender and Sacred Literature
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
History of Judaism and Islam
The Holocaust: A Quest for Meaning
Post-Holocaust Response
Senior Seminar: Research & Methodology in Religious Studies
Philosophy of Love
Contemporary Religious Thought
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Enrichment Course)
At Other Institutions:
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, Pima CC)
Post-Biblical Literature: Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Josephus, Philo, Rabbinic Literature
(UW-Milwaukee)
The New Testament (Pima Community College)
The Bible as Literature (UW-Milwaukee)
The Dead Sea Scrolls (UW-Milwaukee)
History of Jewish Civilization: Biblical Period (UW-Milwaukee)
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I-II (UW-Milwaukee, Concordia University/College)
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I-II (UW-Milwaukee, Concordia University/College).
Advanced Biblical Hebrew (UW-Milwaukee)
Hum 111: Civilization and Culture: Ancient and Medieval (Shoreline CC)
Hum 112: Civilization and Culture: Early Modern (Shoreline CC)
Hum 113: Civilization and Culture: Modern (Spring 2001 Shoreline CC)
Western Humanities I: The Ancient World (Pima Community College)
Eng 101: Composition and Expository Prose (Shoreline CC)
Eng 102: Reasoning, Research and Writing (Shoreline CC)
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Other Teaching Related Activities:
Individual Studies at Central Washington University
(Undergraduate): Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic; Textual Criticism; Feminism, Ecology and
Faith; Advanced Sacred Books: Genesis; Advanced Sacred Books: Exodus; Advanced
Sacred Books: Jonah; New Testament Pseudepigraphal Literature
(Graduate): Judaism; Christianity; Islam
Co-operative Education at Central Washington University
Research Assistants: (Spring 2007; Summer 2007; Fall 2007)
Teaching Assistants: Introduction to Religion (Winter 2003-Winter 2005)
Sacred Books of the World (Spring 2004; Spring 2005)
Program Assistant: The Holocaust (Spring 2004)
McNair Teaching Mentor: Central Washington University. Fall 2002-Spring 2003.
Green Hall Faculty Mentor. Office of Residence Life and New Student Programs.
Central Washington University, Sept. 2002-June 2004.
Advisor: Majors and Minors, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
(Winter 2008) 50
(2006-2007) 52
(2005-2006) 72
(2004-2005) 82
(2003-2004) 68
(2002-2003) 40
(2001-2002) 24
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Interests and Specialties:
Hebrew Bible (Text-critical and literary analysis); Joban Studies; Holocaust & Post-
Holocaust Response; Eastern European Jewry; Jewish Epigraphs (Text-critical & literary
analysis); Translation Theory
Current Projects:
Report for Site Survey of Jewish Cemeteries in the Grodno Gubernya Poland.
And the Children Played at Sobibor: Essays on Post-Holocaust (Manuscript in Progress).
“Epitaphs and Acrostic Poems in the Jewish Cemetery of Bagnowka, Poland.”
(Monograph in Progress)
“On the Nature of Biblical Quotes in Jewish Epitaphs.” Conference Paper for 2008
Pacific Northwest Society of Biblical Literature Regional Conference.
Publications:
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[Book] Voices from the University: The Legacy of the Hebrew Bible, edited and
with a Preface by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. San Jose/New York/Lincoln/Shangai:
Writers Club Press, 2002. (Collection of student essays from CWU course The
Legacy of the Hebrew Bible (Spring 2002)
[Book] Re-Imagining Eve and Adam & Other Brief Essays. San Jose/New
York/Lincoln/Shangai: Writers Club Press, 2002. (Collection of papers refereed
by Regional SBL committees, and essays presented to Jewish Institutions in
Wisconsin, Arizona and Washington)
[Book] "Translation Technique in the Peshitta to Job: A Model for Evaluating a
Text with Documentation from the Peshitta to Job." Journal of Biblical Literature
Dissertation Series. Scholars Press, 1992.
[Article] “He Walked Upon a Wooden Leg: Epitaphs and Acrostic Poems on Jewish
Tombstones” Legacy of the Holocaust Conference 2007 Conference Proceeding.
Jagiellionian University. Krakow, Poland (May 24-26, 2007) [in Peer Review]
[Article] “’And in Their Death They Were Not Separated’: Aesthetics of Jewish
Tombstones.” The International Journal of the Humanities [Vol. 5 (2007)]
[Article] “The Levite’s Concubine: The Story That Never Was.” Women in
Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal Vol. 4.2 (Spring 2007).
[Article] “Do Not Reject Your Mother’s Teaching?! The Function of Micah’s
Mother in Judges 17.” Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal Vol. 4.2
(Spring 2007).
[Article] “Oh Earth, Do Not Cover My Blood!”: Eastern European Jewish
Identity and the Material Culture.” The International Journal of the Humanities.
Volume 4.4 (2006): 7-18. [refereed]
[Article] “Holocaust Survivors, American POWs and Russian Orphans:
Contemporary Sages for Conflict Resolution.” Unity and Diversity in Religion
and Culture: Exploring the Psychological and Philosophical Issues underlying
Global Conflict / International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of
Culture. 22 (2006): 601-612. [UNESCO Conference Proceedings 2005]
[Chapter] “On the Influence of Job on Jewish Hellenistic Literature.” In Seeking
out the Wisdom of the Ancient. Essays Offered to Honor Michael V. Fox on the
Occasion of his 65
th
Birthday. (Eisenbrauns, 2005): 357-370. [refereed]
[Article] “Religion under Oppression: The Men of Slaughterhouse 5.”
International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 2.2 (2004) 1435-1445.
[refereed]
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[Article] "Achsah's Story: A Metaphor for Societal Transition." AUSS 40/2
(2002): 248-258. [refereed]
[Article] "On the Influence of the Septuagint on the Peshitta to Job." CBQ 60/2
(April 1999): 251-266. [refereed]
[Chapter] "On the Influence of the Targum on the Peshitta to Job." In Targum
Studies Vol. II: Targum and Peshitta. Paul V. Flescher, ed., USF Studies in the
History of Judaism. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1998. [refereed]
[Article] "An Observation of the Peshitta's Translation of 'Shaddai' in Job."
VT XLVII/4 (Oct. 1997): 550-553.
[Article] "The Peshitta on Job 7:6: 'My Days are Swifter than an 'arg.'"
JBL 113.2 (1994): 287-290.
Book Reviews:
Patterson, David. Open wounds: the crisis of Jewish thought in the aftermath of
Auschwitz. Washington, 2007. Choice (July 2007).
Expository Dictionary of Bible Words: Word Studies for Key English Bible Words
Based on the Hebrew and Greek Texts (w/ CD-ROM), by Stephen D. Renn
(Hendrickson Publishers, 2005) Choice (Forthcoming).
The Impact of the Holocaust on Jewish Theology, edited by Steven T. Katz (New
York University Press, 2005) Choice (December 2005).
Pelikan, Jaroslav. Whose Bible is it?:A History of the Scriptures through the
Ages, by Jaroslav Pelikan (Viking, 2005). Choice (November 2005).
Beyond the Synagogue Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American
Judaism, by Karla Goldman (Harvard University Press, 2000) Women in Judaism:
A Multidisciplinary Journal (Fall 2005, Peer Reviewed).
Remembering Abraham: Culture, Memory & History in the Hebrew Bible, by
Ronald Hendel (Oxford University Press, 2005). Choice (October 2005).
Rethinking Religion: A Concise Introduction, by Will Deming (Oxford University
Press, 2005). Choice (October 2005).
The Memoirs of God: History, Memory, and the Experience of the Divine in
Ancient Israel, by Mark S. Smith. (Fortress, 2004.) Choice (March 2005).
American Judaism: A History, by Jonathan D. Sarna. (Yale, 2004). Choice
(November 2004).
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Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality and the Jewish Tradition, by Steven
Greenberg. (University of Wisconsin Press, 2004). Choice (November 2004).
Poor Banished Children of Eve: Woman as Evil in the Hebrew Bible, by Gale A.
Yee. (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003). Choice (May 2004).
Judaism in American, by Marc Lee Raphael. Columbia Contemporary American
Religion Series. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003). Choice (January
2004).
To Kill and Take Possession: Law, Morality, and Society in Biblical Stories, by
Daniel Friedmann (HendricksonPublisher, 2002). Choice (May 2003).
The Genesis Calendar: The Synchronistic Tradition in Genesis 1-11 , by Bruce K.
Gardner. University Press of America, 2001. JHS Vol.4 (2002-2003) [online].
Juda und Tamar: Eine exegetische Studie zu Gen 38, by Eva Salm. FB 76.
Wurzburg: Echter Verlag, 1996. JBL 116.3 (1997): 532-534.
Speech and Response: A Theoretical Analysis of the Introductions to the
Speeches of Job, by John Course. CBQMS 25. Catholic Biblical Association,
1996. JBL 115.2 (1996): 342-344.
Conference Papers and Presentations
“’And in Their Death They Were Not Separated’: Aesthetics of Jewish Tombstones.”
Fifth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. American
University. Paris, France (July 17-20, 2007) [Virtual Presentation]
“He Walked Upon a Wooden Leg: Epitaphs and Acrostic Poems on Jewish Tombstones”
Legacy of the Holocaust Conference 2007. Jagiellionian University. Krakow, Poland
(May 24-26, 2007)
“‘Here Lies a Perfect and Upright Man’: Jewish Epitaphs from Drohiczyn, Poland”
Western Jewish Studies Association Conference. Portland, Oregon (March 18-19, 2007)
“Oh Earth, Do Not Cover My Blood!”: Eastern European Jewish Identity and the
Material Culture.” Fourth International Conference on New Directions in the
Humanities. University of Carthage. Carthage, Tunisia (July 3-6, 2006) [Virtual
Presentation]
“Liminality: The Threshold to Exclusion or Inclusion in and beyond the Hebrew
Bible.” Pacific Northwest Society of Biblical Literature. Gonzaga University
(May 2006).
“The Talmud: The Dao of Eastern European Jewry.” Pacific Northwest Regional
Meeting of the SBL/AAR. Seattle University. Seattle, Washington (April 2005)
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“Russian Orphans, Holocaust Survivors and American POWs: Contemporary
Sages for Conflict Resolution.” International Conference on Unity and Diversity
in Religion and Culture. Seattle, Washington (January 2005)
“Religious Expression under Oppression: The Men of Slaughterhouse 5.” Second
International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. Monash Institute.
Tuscany, Italy (July 2004). [Virtual Presentation]
“Do Not Reject Your Mother’s Teaching?! The Function of Micah’s Mother in
Judges 17.” Midwest Regional SBL Annual Meeting. Marquette University,
Milwaukee, WI. February 1998.
"Achsah's Story: A Metaphor for Societal Transition."
Midwest Regional SBL Meeting
Wheaton College, IL. February 1997
Translation:
Translator of Jewish Epitaphs. Bagnowka (http://www.bagnowka.com) April
2006- Present
Translator of Jewish Epitaphs. Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry
(http://www.jewishgen.org) September 2005-Present
Translator of Syriac Text of Job: New English Annotated Translation of the
Syriac Bible. Peshitta Institute, Leiden (2002-2004)
"And Cain Fled." [in Hebrew] for the Men's Chorale.
Central Washington University, October 2002.
Editorial Work:
Associate Editor: International Journal of the Humanities (August 2004-Present)
Field Work:
Site Survey of Jewish Cemeteries. Grodno Gubernya Poland (May 2007)
Grants Applied For:
NEH Material Reference Grant for “The Grodno Gubernya Imaging Project”.
(application under review) ($236,000)
International Studies and Programs Advisory Committee Grant 2007 ($700)
CAH Travel Grant 2007 ($750)
NEH Summer Stipend 2007 ($5000)
CWU SOAR Grant Writing Development Appointment for Spring 2007
CWU Faculty Research Appointment. Summer 2006 ($3500)
Grants Received:
International Studies and Programs Advisory Committee Grant 2007 ($700)
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CAH Travel Grant 2007 ($750)
CWU SOAR Grant Writing Development Appointment for Spring 2007
CWU Faculty Research Appointment. Summer 2007 ($3500)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE (CWU)
Committees:
University:
Graduate Faculty Committee. June 2002-present.
Board of Academic Appeals and Academic Standing September 2007-present
Academic Advising Committee. 2005-2007
Faculty Senate:
Academic Affairs Committee, Co-Chair, 2003-June 2007; Member 2002-2007. .
College of Arts & Humanities:
CAH Scholars Committee. September 2005-present
CAH Faculty Creativity Awards Committee. April 2004.
Women’s Studies Faculty Committee, 2004-2005
Department (of Philosophy):
Chair, Dept. Personnel Committee. September 2007-Present
Search Committee. Tenure Track Ethics Position. (Fall-Winter 07-08)
Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society. Faculty Advisor. September 2005-June 2007
Search Committee. Tenure Track Analytic Philosophy. (Fall-Winter 2006-07).
Search Committee. Non-tenure track Philosophy. Spring 2006
Brooks Library Department Liaison. August 2005-present
Research Committee. Department of Philosophy. October 2002-2006.
Philosophy Personnel Committee. Sept 2002-present
Search Committee. Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Oct 2002-June 2003.
All Campus and Community Events:
Organizer: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2007.
Community Film “Everything’s Illuminated” with Student Presentations
Organizer: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2006. Community & Campus Speaker:
Mr. Dee Eberhart, US Liberator of Nazi Concentration Camp of Dachau
Organizer: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2005
Community, Campus and Class Guest Speaker: Mr. Norman Gissel, Attorney,
Board Member of Kootenai County Task Force on Human Rights
Organizer: Holocaust Survivor Speaker Series (Spring 2004)
Mr. Leo Hymas, US Liberator of Nazi Concentration Camp of Buchenwald
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Mr. Peter Metzelaar, Child Survivor, Holland
Mr. Thomas Blatt, Survivor and Escapee from Nazi Death Camp of Sobibor
Organizer: Campus and Class Guest Speaker (Fall 2002)
Mr. Tamim Ansary, Author of West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan-American’s
Story
Varied Presentations (Speaker, Panelist, Moderator)
University:
Film Discussant: “Awake Zion.” Margaret Mead Film Series. October 25, 2006
Moderator: “Diverse Faiths, Diverse Perspectives.” A Forum on Homosexuality and
Religion. Sponsored by Phi Sigma Tau & the Philosophy and Religious Studies Club.
April 20, 2006.
"Nourishing the Soul." 2005 Wildcat Welcome Weekend. Office of Residence Life and
New Student Programs. September 18, 2005; September 19, 2004; September 22, 2002.
UNESCO Conference Panel. “Multi-cultural Dialogue: Continuing the Conversation.
(March 1, 2005)
“Understanding the Kama Sutra.” Muzzall Residence Hall. November 22, 2004.
“The Kama Sutra: Ancient Indian Love Poetry.” The Eastern Thought and Cultural
Exchange Club. January 27, 2004
“The Levite's Concubine: The Story That Never Was" Jewish Student Organization,
April 2002.
“The Courage of Esther.” Jewish Student Organization. February 26, 2002.
“Bible Women: Ancient Images & New Perspectives.” Center for Empowerment,
January 2002.
College (of Arts & Humanities):
Douglas Honors College Guest Lecture: Job. Fall 2007
Judge: CAH Faculty Achievement Awards. May 2006.
Judge: CAH Student Creative Writing Award, May 2006
“Women in Islam.” Guest Lecture for Women Studies 201. April 19, 2006.
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“Religion and American Culture.” Guest Lecture for Anthro 348: American Culture,
March 2005
Douglas Honors College Guest Lectures: Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Talmud,
Qur’an. Fall 2004
“Religious Expression under Oppression: The Men of Slaughterhouse Five.”
CAH Faculty Speakers’ Series. March 9, 2004.
Judge: SOURCE Undergraduate Research Conference (Spring 2004)
“On Gender.” Guest Lecture for Women’s Studies 101. February, 26, 2003
Panelist, McNair Scholars Program with James Earl of the Smithsonian Institute,
May 2003.
Mock Rhodes Scholarship Interviewer: Philip Lindholm. December 2, 2002.
"Religion & Ecology" Guest Lecture for BIOL 302 Human Ecology. Central Washington
University, November 2002.
Department of Philosophy:
SOURCE: Faculty Mentor, four students. (Spring 2006)
Philosophy Department Representative: Annual Majors Fair. Nov. 2004; Nov. 2005.
Faculty Travel Guide: Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C,
May 2004.
“The Holocaust: A Quest for Meaning – The Unfolding of a Course.” Presentation to
Department of Philosophy. Faculty Development Day. June 7, 2004.
Department of Hebrew Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Committee Member: Judaic Studies Day on Campus
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. March 1997.
“Mystery, Reality and Scholarly Ethics: The Case of the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Multi-media
Presentation for Judaic Studies Day on Campus. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
April 1997
“Concubines in the Old Testament: The Story of Hagar.”
Judaic Studies Day on Campus.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. April 1997.
Program and Curriculum Development: Biblical Studies Department of Classics &
Hebrew Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 1995
.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Membership in Professional Associations:
Honor Society of Phi Sigma Tau
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Offices Held and Honors Awarded in Professional Associations:
Pacific Northwest SBL Regional Chair of the Hebrew Scriptures Program. (2006- 2009)
PNSBL Regional Scholar Committee (2006-2009)
Co-organizer of SBL Regional Session on "Literary Approaches to Women in the Hebrew Bible."
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. February 1998
Evaluation of Manuscripts for Journals and Books Publishers:
Scott Klepach, Jr., Back to This Land. Inkwell Press, August 2007 [Novella Review]
Mustansir Mir, Understanding the Islamic Scripture. Longman Publishers, October 2004.
[Book Proposal Review]
Paul Grawe, Proclamation of Joy, Greenwood Publishing Group, June 2002. [Manuscript
Review]
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Presentations:
“The Importance of Survivor and Liberator Testimony.” Holocaust Survivors
Appreciation Luncheon. Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center.
(June 21, 2004)
Interviews:
“A Faith Story.” Academic Consultant. Yakima Herald News. December 8, 2006
"Israeli Quagmire Hard to Resolve" Guest Opinion: Daily Record Newspaper.
Ellensburg, WA November. 20, 2001
“Michael Drosnin's The Bible Code.”
Interview. FoxSixTV News. Milwaukee, WI. July 1997
Presentations, Lecture Series (1999-1997):
“Women's Studies and the Bible" Ben' Berit Covenant House. Tucson, AZ. May 1999
“Many Women Have Done Excellently, But You Surpass Them All." (Prov. 31:29):
Contemporary Thoughts on Biblical Women.” Jewish Community Center,
Milwaukee, WI. April 1998
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“ 'So They Two Went': The Story of Ruth and Naomi Through Ancient Storytelling and
Contemporary Music.” Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Milwaukee, WI. March 1998.
"King David's Wives: Reflections of a Changing Man." Interfaith Connection: Tucson
Jewish Community Center Tucson, AZ. February 1998
"Biblical Sites and Cities: A Reflection of Family and Society"
Institute of Adult Jewish Studies. Mequon, WI. Spring 1998
"Bible Women: Ancient Images & New Perspectives."
Interfaith Connection: Tucson Jewish Community Center. Tucson, AZ. Summer 1998
Institute of Adult Jewish Education, Milwaukee, WI. Fall 1997
Institute of Adult Jewish Education, Mequon, WI. Spring 1997
"Forgotten, Frightening and/or Functional Tales of Women in the Hebrew Bible."
Institute of Adult Jewish Studies. Mequon, WI. Fall 1997
“Bible Women: Esther.”
Beth El-Ner Tamid Synagogue, Mequon, WI.