On the Centennial of His Birth 1907-2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
From his roots in Eastern Europe to his years as a brilliant young scholar in Berlin
to his career as a teacher, writer, and activist in America, Heschel became a prophetic
voice in passionate pursuit of social justice and interfaith understanding. Join an
extraordinary gathering of scholars, educators, community leaders, activists, and friends
as they honor Dr. Heschel and address some of the many facets of his impact on religious
thought, Jewish scholarship, and social engagement.
Among the Presenters...
Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)
Dr. Arnold Eisen, chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
James Carroll, author of "American Requiem"
Cora Weiss, president of the Hague Appeal for Peace
Rabbi Saul Berman, leading Orthodox teacher and thinker
Ruth Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service
Rabbi Andrew Bachman, Congregation Beth Elohim
Reverend James Forbes, Distinguished Senior Minister Emeritus of The Riverside Church
Peter Geffen, founder of the Abraham Joshua Heschel School
Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College
Study session leaders:
Nancy Kreimer, associate professor, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Jeffrey Shandler, associate professor, Rutgers University
Constance Buchanan, senior program officer at the Ford Foundation
Blu Greenberg, Author and co-founder of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
Jonah Geffen, Program Specialist for Coexistence Education with Kivunim: New Directions
Joseph Aaron Skloot, Tisch Rabbinical Fellow
David Segal
The Program
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