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Dr.
Michael Marmur Presents Keynote Address at World Union for Progressive Judaism's Biennial Conference in Vienna
Rabbi Michael Marmur, Dean of
HUC-JIR/Jerusalem, delivered the keynote address at the WUPJ Conference. Rabbi Marmur spoke on Progressive
Judaism in contemporary society and how it deals with modernity and tradition. |
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer Speaks to HUC-JIR/NY Students
Dr. Ruth Westheimer joined HUC-JIR/NY
students for a dinner and discussion Tuesday evening, March 25. Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., President of HUC-JIR,
introduced Dr. Westheimer who, in May of 2000, received an Honorary Doctorate from HUC-JIR. Students received copies
of her book Heavenly Sex: Sexuality in the Jewish Tradition. |
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Dr. Steven Cohen on American Jewry
and Interfaith Marriages; Tour of HUC-JIR's Excavations at Tel Dan on Shalom TV - Free Video on Demand Coast to Coast
HUC-JIR Professor Steven Cohen
shares his own sense of where American Jewry is today, and what the Jewish future might hold in store.
"Intermarriage is a major challenge to American Jewish life, and whether you're a hawk on it or a dove on
policy, you at least ought to agree on the problem," Dr. Cohen says.
Also on Shalom TV, Rabbi Shalom Gold leads viewers on a tour of HUC-JIR's excavations at Tel Dan, the
remains of the walled biblical city of Dan, the northernmost city of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. |
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Upcoming Events at HUC-JIR
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Attention Rabbinical Alumni: Attending the CCAR Conference? Join HUC-JIR and Help Recruit the Next Generation of Jewish Professionals on Monday at 12:15 p.m.
The College-Institute will host a
session that invites rabbinical alumni/ae to partner with us in recruiting the next generation of Jewish professionals
for their alma mater. Rabbi Aaron Panken will update the community on new initiatives in recruitment, technology
and admissions; Rabbis Amy Perlin and Debra Robbins will share their particular expertise in helping shape
congregational programs that recruit the best and the brightest. |
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Cinema Judaica: The Epic Cycle (1947-1971) on View at
HUC-JIR/NY Museum; Opening Reception and Lecture April 9, 2008
Hollywood films in the three
decades after World War II portrayed 4,000 years of Jewish historical identity and, in some of the biggest box
office hits of all times, transformed the image of the Jew from embattled to triumphant. Ken Sutak, author,
collector, and guest curator of Cinema Judaica, will speak at 6:30 p.m., following a 5:30 p.m. reception. |
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Reconciliation Should Be In the Air – Newsday
Endeared to the Jewish people since
his Polish childhood, John Paul II affectionately called Judaism the "elder brother" of Catholicism. Rabbi Martin A.
Cohen, Professor of Jewish History at HUC-JIR/NY, prefers the term "two sister faiths." |
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Jewish Leaders Debate Results of New CJP Intermarriage Study – The Jewish Advocate
According to the results of a
newly released study conducted by Harvard University researchers and funded by Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the
majority of Greater Boston's intermarried couples are raising their children as Jews. "The numbers are right –
the interpretation is selective," said Steven Cohen, professor of Jewish social policy at HUC-JIR/NY. |
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Religion Panel Seeks
Fresh Inroads into Comprehending the 'Other' – The Jewish Exponent
A professor of medieval Judaism and
Islam at HUC-JIR/LA, Dr. Reuven Firestone was one of four panelists who analyzed "Interfaith Encounters: Reading and
Writing the Other" on March 12. The moderator was Rena Potok, Senior Acquisitions Editor at the Jewish Publication
Society, which sponsored the event as part of its 120th anniversary programming. |
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Ahasuerus' First
Wife Reappears as a Feminist Role Model – Haaretz
Ruhama Weiss, Instructor of Talmud at
HUC-JIR, believes the sages were in conflict regarding the fact that "Vashti fights for her modesty and her honor,
while our heroine Esther is willing to work through the bedroom." |
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Stars of David –
The Jewish Exponent
"Shabbat Musaf Kedushah," written
especially for the Elkins Park Temple by Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, Professor at the School of Sacred Music at
HUC-JIR/NY, will have its world premiere this Saturday night. |
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Delectable
New Book Combines History, Biography, Compassion, and Cooking
In Food for Thought, Character
and Soul: Recipes and Blessings Included, author Rabbi Philip M. Posner, C '68, L '93, makes the discussion of
character ethics palatable by honoring famous historical role models and connecting them to their favorite
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Spotlight on HUC-JIR's Programs and
Research Resources
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Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of
higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional development center of Reform Judaism.
HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and
communal service professionals and offers graduate and post-graduate degree programs for scholars of all faiths.
With campuses in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York, and Jerusalem, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise
renowned library, archive, and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology
excavations, research centers and institutes, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array
of cultural and educational programs that illuminate Jewish history, culture, and contemporary creativity, and
foster interfaith and multi-ethnic understanding.
Visit us at
www.huc.edu.
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