Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's
2008 Dr. Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture
"Opening the Door to the Deep"
Creating a Women's Torah Commentary
Dr. Andrea L. Weiss, Assistant Professor of Bible, HUC-JIR/New York
Dr. Carole B. Balin, Professor of Jewish History, HUC-JIR
Dr. Alyssa Gray, Associate Professor of Codes and Responsa Literature, HUC-JIR
Dr. Wendy Zierler, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies, HUC-JIR
Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson, Executive Director of the Women's Rabbinic Network; Moderator
The co-editor and contributors to the Women of Reform Judaism's The Torah: A Women's Commentary,
incorporating new critical approaches, feminism, and innovative research, explore its meaning and
significance from the perspectives of Bible scholarship, intellectual history, literature, and
rabbinic interpretation.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
6:00 pm: Reception & Book Signing | 6:30 pm: Program
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York
10 East 66th Street, New York City
Admission: Free | Photo ID required for entrance
Sponsored by the Bamberger Family in memory of their father, Fritz Bamberger, z"l,
who served as Assistant to the President and
Professor of Jewish Intellectual History at HUC-JIR/New York