The second season of Southern Jewish Voices will continue at noon on Wednesday, April 17, when Margaret Norman interviews Miriam Friedman, director of the Jo Ann Hess Morrison Chai Tots Preschool at Chabad of Alabama.
Complimentary tickets to the program include lunch (RSVP here).
Raised in Boston, Miriam moved to Birmingham from New York at age 21. In addition to her work in education (which also includes seven years of teaching at the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School), Miriam is an interior designer and most recently earned certification as a therapist. She and her spouse, Rabbi Yossi Friedman, have 10 children.
As part of SJV’s ongoing exploration of Jewish denominations, come hear Miriam talk about Chabad, the philosophy of Hasidic Judaism and misconceptions about the role of women, the challenges of being Jewish in Birmingham, and her love for Birmingham’s Jewish community.
The final SJV program of the season will feature Rabbi Adam Wright on May 22.
SJV is a cooperative effort between The J and Temple Beth-El, and is made possible by funding from the Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Ted and Marjorie Levite LJCC Fund at the Birmingham Jewish Foundation.
