Religion and Reproductive Rights: Judaism’s Voice in the Public Square

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Speakers: Nancy Northup, President and CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights; Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR; Moderator

May 30, 2023 at 2 p.m. ET

Nancy Northup, President and CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR; Moderator

Join us for a conversation with Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, the organization that will receive the 2023 Roger E. Joseph Prize. Dr. Northup and Dr. Rehfeld will discuss Judaism’s historical view on the major ideas surrounding reproductive rights. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s highest award, the Roger E. Joseph Prize, is presented annually to outstanding individuals, organizations, or institutions whose work fulfills the highest ethical and humanitarian values of our tradition. The Joseph Prize was established in 1978 by Burton Joseph and Betty Greenberg, of blessed memory, to honor the memory of their brother, Roger E. Joseph, a man of exceptional personal courage and passionate conviction to principle and justice.