MRT special items

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
March 9th, 10th and 11th 2007
made possible through the
Joan Goodman and Ida and Julius Klein Scholar-in-Residence Fund,
Dr. Jonathan Cohen
Director of the Study of Contemporary Moral Problems, Hebrew Union College-University of Cincinnati Center
Will speak on the theme
Jewish law and inter-religious relationships: Insights from Purim and Esther

Friday, March 9th, 7:45 pm Shabbat Service
       "Celebrating the month of Adar: Jewish identity and continuity in the non-Jewish world"

Saturday, March 10th, 9:30 am Torah Study in the Temple Library

Saturday, March 10th, 6:00 pm Havdalah followed by Dinner & Program
      "The model Jewish woman (Esther)-heroine and victim, Part I"

Sunday, March 11th, 9:30 am Bagel Brunch and Program
      "The model Jewish woman (Esther)-heroine and victim, Part II"

Israeli-born scholar, Dr. Jonathan Cohen, directs the Hebrew Union College - University of Cincinnati Center for the Study of Contemporary Moral Problems. An assistant professor of Talmud and Halachic literature, he teaches accredited joint courses offered to HUC-JIR and UC College of Law students. Following his Israeli military service, he earned his L.L.B. (Honors) degree from the University of Kent in Canterbury. At the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, he was the first David Patterson Junior Fellow in Jewish Law. He received his Ph.D. in Law from the University of Liverpool.

To register, and for additional information please call the Temple office at 747-9365.

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