Rabbi Daniel Greyber leads a disucssion of what religion can and can't teach us about acts of hesed. He draws on a story from the Talmud and a poem by Yehuda Amichai to help us undersand how we can give what is most needed and continue the important work of the High Holy Days season.

Daniel Greyber is the rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, North Carolina. A gold medalist and Captain of the U.S. Swimming Team at the 1993 World Maccabiah Games, Rabbi Greyber holds a Masters in Speech and Communications Studies from Northwestern University and was ordained in 2002 at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University where received the Henry Fisher Award for outstanding achievement in Jewish Studies. In July 2011, he became the rabbi of Beth El Synagogue, a Conservative and Orthodox synagogue in Durham North Carolina that welcomes many intermarried and gay and lesbian families.

This class was conducted via Zoom on August 26, 2020 as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.