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 Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller Discussing the Impact of Debbie Friedman, z''l, in a Satellite Radio Program on Religion
Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, Professor of Cantorial Arts at HUC-JIR's School of Sacred Music, is participating in a satellite radio program on religion, hosted by Rabbi Harlan Wechsler. Cantor Schiller and Rabbi Wechsler will be discussing the impact of Debbie Friedman, z''l, upon our community. Cantor Schiller and Rabbi Wechsler will be joined by Rabbi Gordon Tucker and School of Sacred Music fourth-year student Elana Rosen-Brown.
Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation’s oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR’s scholarly resources comprise the renowned Klau Library, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. In partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Movement’s congregations and professional and lay leaders. HUC-JIR’s campuses invite the community to cultural and educational programs illuminating Jewish history, identity, art, and archaeology, and fostering interfaith and multiethnic understanding. |
