BJBE’s “Scholar–in–Residence” Weekend: December 6 - 8
Come participate in an outstanding weekend of adult education opportunities with this year’s guest Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Gary Zola, Ph.D., Director, Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. The weekend’s schedule is below.
Profiles in American Jewish Courage, Friday, December 6, 2013, 7:30pm
In his sermon beginning our weekend together, Dr. Zola will describe three little-known but fascinating American Jews whose stories constitute genuine examples of American Jewish courage. Together they provide an inspiring lesson that sheds light on the meaning of the American Jewish experience.
Great Voices, Civil Rights & American Reform Judaism, Saturday, December 7, 2013, 11:00am-12:30pm
What did American rabbis tell their congregants about topics such as the rise of Adolf Hitler, the outbreak of World War II, the struggle for Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s, and other pivotal world events? Dr. Zola will introduce us to some of Reform Judaism's most notable orators. This will be a rare opportunity for us to actually hear a series of remarkable vocal recordings (digitized with visuals added) of several towering rabbinic voices, all of which come from the American Jewish Archives' extraordinary historical collection. We will listen to sermonic voices that we may know by reputation - but have never actually heard.
Saturday, December 7, 2013, 7:00pm Board Workshop (invitation only)
"He Was One of Us!" - American Jewry's Relationship with Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, December 8, 2013, 9:45-10:45am
Few are aware of the remarkable history linking American Jewry and President Lincoln. Dr. Zola will explain why many of Lincoln's personal and professional characteristics that have caused American Jews to embrace the sixteenth president as a man who possessed a Jewish soul. Lincoln's remarkable human qualities offer American Jewry an uplifting legacy to ponder. Dr. Zola is the author of the forthcoming book We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, which will be released in 2014.
Prepare to be challenged and enlightened by Rabbi Zola’s teachings.
No need to RSVP for the above events, they are free of charge and open to the entire BJBE community.