Rabbi Dr. Aaron Ross will offer a Selichot night shiur, “Machnisei Rachamim: Do Our Tefillot Need Angelic Assistance?” this Motzei Shabbat, September 1, at 10:30 p.m., at Congregation Shaare Tefillah. Congregation Shaare Tefillah is located at 610 Claremont Avenue in Teaneck.

Rabbi Dr. Ross is an assistant principal at Yavneh Academy, overseeing its middle school Judaic studies department. He holds a doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School, a master’s degree in rabbinic literature from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania.