Anatomy of a Jewish Leader

Meaningful conversations with Jewish leaders that delve not only into their minds, but into their hearts. From resilience to vulnerability to confidence and more, we learn what it takes to make a Jewish leader. Hosted by Jonathan Frieden, an incoming J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School.

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Anatomy of a Jewish Leader

Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz

May 24, 2021 • Jonathan Frieden

Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz is an Associate Principal at SAR High School, a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, and the Co-Director of Machon Siach. She holds her PhD from Princeton and lectures on issues of contemporary importance in the Orthodox community. Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz sits down to discuss her transition from being raised in a more “right-wing” community to Modern Orthodoxy and highlights a fascinating story of perseverance which landed her at Princeton. She then speaks about sex education in the Orthodox community, her balance between being grounded in empathy and having a strong teaching style, and the role of women in Judaism. The episode concludes with a discussion about how she hopes for her legacy to be tied to the interplay between Orthodoxy and race relations and what she believes it means to lead.