Sarah Tauber

Dr. Sarah Tauber, assistant professor at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in History, University of California at Berkeley with a secondary school teaching certification in English, and JTS with an EdD in Jewish Education. She also studied Jewish history in Paris at the L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Dr. Tauber has taught in a variety of secondary school settings in the Jewish and general educational world, both in the United States and in Europe, and was the education director of Congregation Beit GIL in Geneva, Switzerland. Most recently she has taught Judaic Studies, History, and Tefillah at the Upper School of the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester. Dr. Tauber is also the book review editor of the Journal of Jewish Education.

Dr. Tauber 's dissertation explored the role of the congregational rabbi as a teacher of adults, and she looks forward to integrating this research with her practical experience in the field of Jewish education. She is excited at the chance to guide and mentor JTS students on their paths toward becoming inspired and knowledgeable educators in the Jewish world. 

Published Works

"Between Reason and Emotion: Intellectual and Existential Tensions in Contemporary Rabbinic Education: A Portrait of Neil Gillman." Journal of Jewish Education, 73 (3), 2007, 227–259.

Book Reviews: Writing and Art by Jewish Women of Color. Katya Gibel Azoulay, Siona Benjamin, Carolivia Herron, Shahanna McKinney, Aurora Levins Morales, and Rosa Maria Pegueros (contributing editors). Bridges: A Journal for Jewish Feminists and Our Friends, Volume 9, Number 1 (Summer), 2001. Transforming Anthropology 12 (1& 2), 2004, 95–97.

Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning: Adult Jewish Learning in Theory and Practice. Diane Tickton Schuster. Journal of Jewish Education, 72 (1), 83–86.

Other Writing: "ReCreating Jewish Communities: Wholeness and Healing." Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility. Jewish Family & Life (JFL Media). November 2005: 8–9.