Recorded On:
January 12, 2023
SPEAKERS:
Maya Benton
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Joan H. Neuberger
Jonathan Scheuer
Daniel Scheuer
Charles Seton
Jean Bloch Rosensaft
Maya Benton, Curator and Art Historian
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Ph.D., Chief Curator, Core Exhibition, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews; University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies, New York University
Joan H. Neuberger, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan Scheuer, Film and Music Producer
Daniel Scheuer, Photographer and Teacher
Charles Seton, Photo-Archivist
Jean Bloch Rosensaft, Director, Bernard Heller Museum; Senior Advisor to President, HUC-JIR/NY
Our guests speakers will guide us on a journey through the lives of ordinary people in pre-war Europe, by means of black and white photography through the thoughtful eye of 17-year-old Richard J. Scheuer, former Chairman of the Board at HUC-JIR.
Recorded On:
December 23, 2022
SPEAKERS:
Andrew Rehfeld Ph.D
Shuly Rubin Schwartz
Rabbi Deborah Waxman
Rabbi Shirley Idelson
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Ph.D., Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., President and CEO, Reconstructing Judaism
Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Ph.D., Moderator, Director, Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program, Brandeis University
Recorded On:
December 23, 2022
SPEAKERS:
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR
Rabbi Shirley Idelson,
Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Ph.D., Director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program, Brandeis University
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR
In 1922, Stephen S. Wise and the Free Synagogue launched the Jewish Institute of Religion, a pluralistic rabbinical seminary in the heart of New York City. Bucking denominational trends of the time, JIR held freedom of thought and practice paramount. Yet the school had a definite ethos, borne by the cadre of JIR rabbis who responded to the global crises of their era by fighting for klal yisrael, social justice, and Zionism. Many of these rabbis joined the CCAR, and within a few decades the seemingly counter-cultural ethos of their fledgling seminary came to pervade Reform Judaism. In conversation, President Rehfeld and Rabbi Idelson will explore this history and its resonance today - and the power of seminaries to shape the future.
Recorded On:
June 7, 2022
SPEAKERS:
Rabbi Sally Priesand
Rabbi Denise L. Eger
Rabbi Karen Thomashow
50 years after HUC-JIR ordained the first woman rabbi in America, it’s time to assess progress. What have we achieved and what remains for us to accomplish?
Recorded On:
May 31, 2022
The world of LGBTQ+ rights is changing before our very eyes. What challenges do we face, and how will we rise to the occasion?
Please visit this website (huc.edu/huc-connect/lgbtq-jewish-resources-2022) to access additional Jewish LGBTQ+ resources.
Recorded On:
May 28, 2022
SPEAKERS:
Rabbi Elliot Dorff
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Rabbi Melanie levav
Reverend Dr. Marcos A. Miranda
What do religious traditions, including Judaism, have to say about the most pressing questions around mortality – both the eternal one and those unique to the world today.