Upcoming Events
May
18
The Talented Dr. Finkelstein: His Initiatives, Allies, and Critics
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Presenting reach from his forthcoming biography, Dr. Jack Wertheimer examines Rabbi Louis Finkelstein’s distinctive leadership style, the debates he provoked, and the reasons his legacy might be ripe for reconsideration.
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Jun
1
Hard Cases: Facing Law’s Challenges in American Legal Theory and Rabbinic Literature
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Dr. Sarah Wolf illuminates different approaches to the challenges of legal decision-making.
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Jun
8
Jewish Storytelling and American Law in Post-WWII America
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Dr. Shira Billet examines how Robert Cover, Edmund Cahn, JTS professor Shalom Spiegel, and others brought Jewish narrative traditions into American law schools and legal thought.
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Jun
15
The Changing Landscape of Jewish American Literature
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Author and JTS alum Rabbi Benjamin Resnick reflects on how the field of Jewish American literature has changed today.
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Jun
22
One Nation Under God? Heschel, Niebuhr, King and the Intersection of Religion and Politics in America
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen and E. J. Dionne will explore Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Reinhold Niebuhr and their distinct approaches to prophecy, justice, and political responsibility.
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