Seventh Annual JTS Evening of Learning:

Last summer’s widespread demonstrations responding to police violence against people of color remind us that there is much work to be done in our country toward creating a just society. Join JTS scholars to explore how Jewish texts and tradition enrich our understanding of and response to racial injustice.

Re-examining the classic writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel and bringing Jewish perspectives to contemporary debates surrounding reparations and reproductive justice, we will discover the wisdom Jewish sources offer for reflection on questions of race.  To see the full schedule of events, click here.

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Questions? Contact Rabbi Werbow.

SESSIONS AND FACULTY

Study Sessions: 

Jewish Perspectives on Racism and Reparations
Dr. Yonatan Brafman, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, JTS 

Race, Reproduction, and Jewish Ethics 
Dr. Michal Raucher, JTS Fellow and Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University 

Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Prophetic Voice Against Racism
Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor of Religious Life and Engagement, JTS 

Closing Session: 

Turning Study into Action 
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of The Rabbinical School, and Kendell Pinkney, Rabbinical Student, JTS 
 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE 
 

6:30–6:40 pm  Opening Remarks 
                                  Rabbi Julia Andelman, Director of Community Engagement, JTS 
                                  Rabbi Aaron Alexander and Rabbi Sarah Krinsky, 
                                  Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, DC 

6:45–7:35 pm     Study Session I (choose from one of the three sessions listed above) 

7:45–8:35 pm    Study Session II (choose from one of the three sessions listed above) 

8:40-9:15 pm     Closing Session: Turning Study into Action
                                    With Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay and Kendell Pinkney 

This program is hosted by the Greater Washington community and is open to all.