Blessing Hard Times: What Mishnah Berachot teaches about patience, endurance and gratitude In this interactive course, we will look into the Talmud to study selections from Mishnah Berachot, which may be familiar to those who have been doing -- or hearing about -- Daf Yomi (daily Talmud study). We will look at a handful of mishnayot (in English) through the lens of personal and communal hardship and discuss how the wisdom they contain might also apply to our present situation -- both personal and communal.

Naomi Gurt Lind has been a member of Temple Shalom for nearly 20 years. Spurred by the belief that there is no higher calling than taking care of one another, last September she started rabbinical school at Hebrew College in pursuit of a long-held dream. She sings with the Zamir Chorale of Boston and is active in LimmudBoston, serving as Chair of the Board of Directors. In her free time, she hangs out with her husband and their two genius boys, solves crossword puzzles (in pencil), and bakes a legendary challah.