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 and helps other Jewish groups. Her column, "Weekly Jewish Wisdom," was in The Washington Post. She is currently a Vice Provost at Yeshiva University. She also leads the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center there. This center focuses on values and leadership.

Before this, Erica was a director and professor at The George Washington University. She worked at the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership. 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.” She has written a lot about Jewish spirituality and how religion fits into modern life. She also writes about general topics that affect people.

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 University and the University of London. She also has a doctorate in Jewish history. She got this degree from Baltimore Hebrew College. Erica was also a Jerusalem Fellow.

She is an Avi Chai fellow. She taught as a professor at American University and George Washington University. She is also a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation. Erica Brown lives in Maryland with her husband and their four children.

Books by Erica Brown

Erica Brown has written many books. Here are some of them:

• Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning, published by Maggid Books, 2023
• The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, published by Maggid Books, 2020
• The Book of Jonah: The Reluctant Prophet, published by Maggid Books, 2017
• Take Your Soul to Work: Daily Meditations on Every Day Leadership, published by Simon and Schuster, 2015
• Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities, published in Seoul, Korea, 2016
• Leadership in the Wilderness: Authority & Anarchy in the Book of Numbers, published by Maggid Books, 2013
• In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks, published by Maggid Books, 2011
• Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things, published by Jewish Lights Publishing, 2010
• Spiritual Boredom: Rediscovering the Wonder of Judaism, published by Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009
• The Case for Jewish Peoplehood: Can We Be One?, co-written with Misha Galperin and Joseph Telushkin, 2009
• Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities, published by Jewish Lights Publishing, 2008
• Seder Talk: The Conversational Haggada, published by Maggid Books and OU Press, 2015