The NYC Shabbat Collective Friday Night Experience
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, One West Fourth Street, New York, NY 10012Get ready to celebrate Shabbat like never before!
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The High Priest’s Garments of Splendor: An Exploration of Biblical Text and Textile
What did the high priest’s ritual dress look like? How did it function in Temple service? Why did the Romans want to keep it under lock and key? Join us as we explore the biblical text in concert with archaeological remains to understand how Israel’s high priestly garments functioned in ancient liturgy and in the formation of community identity.
The Thirst for the Yiddish Word: Publishing Jewish Books in Communist Poland
What stories can a book tell us beyond the words on its pages? In the aftermath of the immense destruction to Polish Jewry wrought by the Holocaust, Jewish cultural activists went to enormous lengths to rebuild. In this talk, Dr. Rachelle Grossman will tell the surprising story of Yiddish books published in postwar Poland.
Hatred in the Heartland: Hubert Humphrey’s Fights Against Antisemitism and Racism on the American Homefront in the 1940s
Hubert Humphrey was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1945 and, in just three years, transformed it from being nationally notorious for its antisemitism and racism to being nationally acclaimed for its concrete progress on civil rights. How Humphrey accomplished what he did is both dramatic as a part of history and instructive amid the present upsurge in antisemitism. Samuel Freedman will discuss his book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, which examines this obscure chapter of Humphrey’s life. It foretells the man who was President Lyndon B. Johnson’s right hand in pushing through the landmark civil rights laws of the mid-1960s and provides a powerful and useful analogue to today’s struggles.
Class of 1999: 25-Year Honorary Doctorates Celebration Cincinnati
Queen City Club, 331 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202The Community Synagogue’s Shabbat Service in Honor of the HUC-JIR Steven P. Seltzer Scholarship
Join us for Shabbat as we honor the memory of HUC-JIR Board of Advisor, Steven P. Seltzer, and celebrate the work of current Student Rabbi, Ilana Symons, the recipient of the memorial scholarship in Seltzer's name.
All Things Large and Small: The Child and the (Children’s) Story in “The Kerchief” and Other Stories for Children by S.Y. Agnon
Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler is the Sigmund Falk Professor, Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies. This semester at HUC, Dr. Zierler will be teaching a course on Jewish children’s literature, defining the unique characteristics of the genre and exploring the traditional values it seeks to impart on future generations.
