Erica Brown facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Erica Brown
Erica Brown, September 2022
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Stern College, Harvard University, University of London, Baltimore Hebrew College
Occupation	Writer, Educator
Known for	Jewish education, Leadership, Jewish scholarship
Children	4

Erica Brown is an American writer and teacher. She gives talks about Jewish topics. She works with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. She also helps other Jewish groups. Erica writes a column called "Weekly Jewish Wisdom" for The Washington Post.

Currently, Erica is a Vice Provost at Yeshiva University. She helps lead the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center there. This center focuses on values and leadership. Before this, she directed the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership. She was also a professor at The George Washington University. Erica has written twelve books. These books are about leadership, the Hebrew Bible, and spirituality. She also has a daily podcast called "Take Your Soul to Work."

About Erica Brown

Erica Brown went to the Frisch School in New Jersey. She then studied at Stern College of Yeshiva University. She earned master's degrees from Harvard and the University of London. Erica received her doctorate in Jewish history. This degree was from Baltimore Hebrew College. She was also a Jerusalem Fellow.

Erica has taught at American University. She also taught at George Washington University. She is a faculty member for the Wexner Foundation. Erica lives in Maryland with her husband and four children.

Books by Erica Brown

Erica Brown has written many books. Her books cover topics like leadership, spirituality, and Jewish texts. Here are some of her published works:

• Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning, Maggid Books, 2023
• The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, Maggid Books, 2020
• The Book of Jonah: The Reluctant Prophet, Maggid Books, 2017
• Take Your Soul to Work: Daily Meditations on Every Day Leadership, Simon and Schuster, 2015
• Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities, Jewish Light Publishing, 2008
• Leadership in the Wilderness: Authority & Anarchy in the Book of Numbers, Maggid Books, 2013
• In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks, Maggid Books, 2011
• Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2010
• Spiritual Boredom: Rediscovering the Wonder of Judaism, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009
• The Case for Jewish Peoplehood: Can We Be One?, by Erica Brown, Misha Galperin, and Joseph Telushkin, 2009
• Seder Talk: The Conversational Haggada, Maggid Books and OU Press, 2015