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Mar 2

Mar 2 Fitting COVID into our Jewish Story: Incorporating Life's Tragic Dimension Into Liberal Jewish Thought and Practice

In this careful and thought-provoking study of Jewish responses to biblical and rabbinic tragedies, Dr. Sarason traces a clear path for liberal Jews as they seek to acknowledge and confront the perilous and anxious experiences of the ongoing pandemic while showing the possibilities of Reform Judaism to offer comfort and tools for moving forward even in sorrow.

Dec 7

Dec 7 Is There a Doctor in the House? – Yavneh Here and Now

Haim O. Rechnitzer, Rabbi, Ph.D.

Prescriptions

Employing the traditional account of the establishment of Yavneh as a center of Jewish learning and self-governance in the immediate aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple, Rabbi Haim Rechnitzer, Ph.D., offers a trenchant critique and a clarion call to Reform Jewish leaders to grasp the enormity of our own current Yavneh moment.

Sep 1

Sep 1 A New Moment in Time: Judaism in the Pandemic Age

Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.

Descriptions

An acute observer of the American Jewish scene, Steven Windmueller, Ph.D., offers a clear-sighted analysis of our current situation. He suggests that American Judaism may be significantly impacted by ten defining elements of what yet may prove to be a pivotal moment.