Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman This talk is based on Professor Fishman's new research on younger American leaders, social entrepreneurs, and creators of cultural materials, and their relationship to Jews and Jewishness.

Michael Marmur In this session we will consider themes of liquidity, fluidity and water in Jewish and Western traditions. In particular, a tradition from Sifrei Deuteronomy concerning peoplehood will be studied. Zygmunt Bauman's concept of Liquid Modernity will also be considered. Our question is: how should we respond to a fluid reality? Go with the […]

Walter Jacobs, Ruth Langer, Brian Stoller The program will discuss “The Child in the Halakhah,” an area rather neglected by the Traditions. Although the transition to being an adult was discussed in detail in rabbinic literature, this dealt almost exclusively with physical changes. The intellectual development of children was noted, but only in random comments […]

Josh Jacobson Pre-registration is required. Session is capped at 40 participants. We will struggle with some of these questions: Can music create holiness? How? What musical experiences connect us to our community? What musical experiences connect us to our inner selves, to God? Is there a role for "classical music" in the synagogue? Do we […]