:: Amram Scholar Series
Thought-Provoking Programs for the WHC
Community The Amram Scholar Series offers a
dynamic program of free public lectures in which world-renowned speakers,
authors, scholars, political leaders, policy experts, and theologians share
their perspectives on timely issues or their research into Jewish culture
and history. It traces its beginnings to 1954, when the Congregation moved
into its new Macomb Street home. That fall, the Temple launched an ambitious
Sunday lecture program as part of a nationwide celebration marking the 300th
anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States.
2012-2013 AMRAM
SCHOLAR SERIES
Upcoming Events |
|
11/04/12 |
Sunday |
Mordechai
Bar-On on Moshe Dayan |
|
11/07/12 |
Wednesday |
Doreen
Rappaport on
Beyond Courage
(Kristallnacht, 7:30 pm at Annunciation Church) |
|
12/02/12 |
Sunday |
Mirabai Starr
on God of Love |
|
12/09/12 |
Sunday |
Yoram Hazony on
The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture |
|
01/06/13 |
Sunday |
Yehuda Kurtzer
on
Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past |
|
01/27/13 |
Sunday |
Jacques
Berlinerblau on
“Is Secularism
Anti-Religious?” |
|
02/03/13 |
Sunday |
Rabbi David
Ellenson |
|
02/04/13 |
Monday |
Rabbi Judith
Abrams on
Talmud Tales
at
7:00 pm |
|
02/10/13 |
Sunday |
Reuven
Firestone on Holy War in Judaism |
|
03/03/13 |
Sunday |
Theodore Ross on Am I a
Jew? |
|
03/14/13 |
Thursday |
Derek Royal on
Philip Roth at 7:30 pm |
|
03/24/13 |
Sunday |
M.G. Lord on
The Accidental Feminist |
|
03/31/13 |
Sunday |
Joy Ladin on
Through the Door of Life |
|
04/07/13 |
Sunday |
Rabbi Rick
Jacobs, President of URJ |
|
04/08/13 |
Monday |
Rabbi Barry
Schwartz
Judaism’s Great Debates
at 7:00 pm |
|
05/05/13 |
Sunday |
Marc Nobleman
Batman’s Jewish Roots |
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All lectures are at 10:30 am at Temple unless otherwise noted |
The Amram Scholar Series is delighted
to present again a multi-session study program by Melvin I. Urofsky of
Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Urofsky will offer three
lectures on Hate Speech. On Wednesday, October 24 he will discuss Hate
Speech in History with an Emphasis on Antisemitism; on Wednesday, October 31
the session will address Hate Speech in the United States Today, and a third
session in November (date to be determined) will focus on Responses to Hate
Speech in American Law. The WHC Journal, Thursday’s
Live@WHC e-newsletter, and the Temple website will provide additional
details on these programs. |
