Each fall, Ma’ayan is proud to present the Rosalie Katchen Memorial Lecture, in memory of our friend and former Board member, Rosalie Katchen, A”H. Each fall, Friends, family and community members are invited to sponsor the event in her memory.

2018 Rosalie Katchen Memorial Lecture

רחמים: מתנת חנם 

Rachamim: An Unmerited Gift

Avi Rockoff

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7:30 pm

at Congregation Shaarei Tefillah

The 2017 Rosalie Katchen Memorial Lecture took place on Sunday, September 10th at 7:30 pm at Congregation Shaarei Tefillah. Rabbi Moshe Simkovitch spoke on the topic of “ובחרת בחיים Have You Chosen Wisely?  Choice Beyond Proof” to an appreciative audience of almost 100 community members who gathered to learn Torah in Rosalie’s memory. Thank you to our supporters!

Listen to the 2017 audio recording

See the 2017  source sheet

About Rosalie a”h

Rosalie joined Ma’ayan’s Board of Directors shortly after Ma’ayan was founded. She brought a broad view of Judaic scholarship, nurtured through her years as the Hebraica librarian at Brandeis University. In her personal life, Rosalie was equally passionate about women’s involvement in Jewish learning and in the synagogue. Rosalie organized the Shaarei Tefillah library and served as its official librarian for many years. She is remembered as a person who could be called upon to present creative divrei Torah on any occasion, and who would assist her friends and community members in their personal learning. For Rosalie Katchen, Jewish learning was not an academic exercise.