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Three Lectures and a
Forum
These lectures and forums are open to the public at no cost and do not
require reservations.
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Selichot Lecture |
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 The
Joseph and Mollie Muchnick Memorial Endowment Fund was established in 2004 by
their children and grandchildren to bring speakers to our congregation on the
eve of the High Holy Day Season. This year’s lecture will be given by our new
Senior Rabbi, Gil Steinlauf.
Read more about Rabbi
Steinlauf |
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2008 Selichot Lecture
Saturday, September 20
9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Rabbi Gil Steinlauf
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Kay Lecture |
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 The Abraham and Minnie Kay Memorial Lecture was established at the Jewish
Theological Seminary by their children to highlight the leading scholars and
teachers in the Conservative movement and American Jewish Community. Previous
speakers have included Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, David Wachtel, William Kristol,
Charles Krauthammer and others. (Photo at left courtesy of Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington).
 Arnold M. Eisen is the seventh chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary. One of the world's foremost experts on American Judaism, Chancellor Eisen has worked closely for the past twenty years with synagogue and federation leadership around the country to analyze and address the issues of Jewish identity, the revitalization of Jewish tradition, and the redefinition of the American Jewish community.
Read more... (opens in a new window, JTSA.edu)
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2008 Kay Lecture
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Speaker:
Chancellor Arnold Eisen, JTS |
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Cohen Lecture |
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 The Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Memorial Lecture was established in 2003 by their children and
grandchildren to sustain the Cohen's interest and activity in Israel and world
Jewry by bringing extraordinary Jewish thinkers from throughout the world to our
congregation and our community. Past speakers have included Avraham Burg, Amram
Mitzna, Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dr. David Hartman, and Rabbi Irving "Yitz"
Greenberg.
 The
Seventh Annual Lecture will feature speaker Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center. Ms. Hoffman has dedicated her adult life to the Jewish principle of tikkun olam.
It is this commitment to social action and justice that has formed her career.
She is a sought-after lecturer, addressing audiences in Israel and in the United
States on subjects close to her heart: social justice, religious pluralism,
Jewish-Arab coexistence, and equal rights for women and minorities
Anat Hoffman's
bio
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2008 Cohen Lecture
April 21, 2009
Speaker Anat Hoffman |
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Quebec Street Forum |
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Quebec Street Forum brings eminent community and political leaders to be
interviewed by prominent journalists. Topics span political, social and
religious issues of national and international import that are relevant to the
Jewish community. Established in 1998 (as "Meet the Press at Adas Israel"),
Quebec Street Forum is a project of our World Jewish Affairs (WJA) Committee and
is sponsored by the Marilyn and Stefan Tucker Program Fund.
Details on lectures are publicized several weeks in advance of the event. Watch
the Chronicle and website for info.
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2008
Tuesday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
2009
Tuesday, January 27, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday,
April 28, 7:30 p.m. |
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Questions?
Contact Shira Reeves: shira.reeves@adasisrael.org
or 202-362-4433 x133
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