Davina Wanderer-Kriel
Davina Wanderer-Kriel made aliya from the UK almost twenty-five years ago and lives in Jerusalem with her husband and their four children. She received a BA in History from UCL and an MA in Jewish Philosophy from Bar Ilan University, and she is currently pursuing a doctorate in Jewish Philosophy, also at Bar Ilan University.
Davina has been teaching Jewish philosophy and Jewish history for over 20 years to international students from different Jewish backgrounds, as well as in Israeli schools. Currently she teaches these subjects at the Pelech High School for Girls in Jerusalem, and she also lectures at Matan, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and the Israeli Midrasha, Pardes Chana. Her dedication to both teaching and research reflects her deep commitment to Jewish learning and personal growth.
Davina Wanderer-Kriel is the recipient of the Noe-Sacks Scholarship for Excellence in Doctoral Studies.
Speaker Profile
Some of Davina Wanderer-Kriel’s most popular courses and lectures include:
- An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought: a chronologically-organized course examining key thinkers from Baruch Spinoza to Rabbi Sacks
- Browsing the Jewish Bookshelf: a course surveying important Jewish philosophical works from the early Medieval period until contemporary times
- Letters through the Ages: an in-depth reading of significant letters written by Jewish thinkers at different times and places, as a platform to explore philosophical ideas
- Between Galut and Geulah: a course considering the relationship between these concepts within Jewish religious and secular thought
- The Big Questions of Jewish Thought: This course examines foundational theological and philosophical questions that have animated Jewish intellectual discourse across the centuries
- Reflections on Faith and Doubt: An Exploration of the dialectical relationship between faith and doubt in Jewish thought and experience
- Post-Holocaust Theology: This course investigates the theological challenges posed by the Holocaust and examines Jewish responses to questions of divine presence, providence, covenant, and meaning in the aftermath of catastrophic suffering
Location:
Jerusalem, Israel
Languages:
- English
- Hebrew
Availability:
- Online events
- Travel locally
- Travel internationally
Topics:
- About Rabbi Sacks
- Campus/Students
- Ethics and Morality
- Faith and Resilience
- Holocaust
- Jewish Education
- Jewish History
- Jewish Values and Identity
- Rabbi Sacks’ Books
- Torah
- Women in Judaism
Audiences:
- High School
- Yeshiva/Seminary
- University
- Youth and Young Adults
- Cross Communal
- Interfaith and Multicultural
- Professional and Corporate
- Academic and Scholarly
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