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 Dr. Leonard Kravitz participates in conference at Oxford on "Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Society Dr. Leonard Kravitz, Professor of Midrash and Homiletics at HUC-JIR/NY, recently participated in a conference at St. Anne's College at Oxford on "Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Society, which was attended by clergy of all faiths. Dr. Kravitz presented on "Intelligent Design and Evil." His recent article, "Hesed vs. Emet- God's Being Hesed vs. Saadia, Halevi, and RMBM Being Tzodayk" in Walter Jacob and Walter Homolka, eds., Hesed and Tzedakah From Bible to Modernity, (Frank & Timme, 2006) is now available online from his webpage and can be directly accessed at: www.huc.edu/faculty/faculty/pubs/kravitz/BibleToModernity 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. |
