Relationships and Commitments: Land Beyond Ownership
Date: Mar 16, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Sponsor: Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue
Location: Online
Category: Online Learning Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair
Relationships and Commitments: Land Beyond Ownership
Part of Our Winter/Spring 2026 Learning Series, Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair
Monday, March 16, 2026
Online
1:00–2:15 p.m. ET
If you have previously registered for another session in this series, your registration admits you to all sessions in the series, and you may attend as many as you’d like.
About the Speakers
Hussein Rashid, PhD, is founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency. He works with a variety of NGOs, foundations, non-profits, and governmental agencies for content expertise on religion broadly, with a specialization on Islam.
Hussein has a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University, a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and an MA and PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, focusing on South and Central Asia from Harvard University. He has taught at Hofstra University, Fordham University, Iona College, Virginia Theological Seminary, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, SUNY Old Westbury, Barnard College, Columbia University, and The New School, where he earned a distinguished teaching award in 2023.
As vice chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, Rabbi Gordon Tucker focuses on enhancing Jewish life at JTS, enriching our study of Judaism with the joy and deep understanding that only lived experience can provide. A leading scholar and interpreter of Conservative Judaism, he also articulates the enduring power of JTS’s compelling approach to Jewish law and Jewish life, while strengthening JTS’s religious leadership through partnerships with organizations in the Conservative Movement and beyond.
About the Series
Across Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Hindu traditions, spring is a season of reflection, renewal, and ethical commitment. Grounded in holidays from Tu Bishvat and Lent to Ramadan, Holi, and Passover, this interreligious series explores responsibility, repair, and leadership in the face of urgent ecological challenges. Together, participants consider how religious wisdom can inspire ethical action and collective hope.
