Preaching the Gospel of Martin Luther King Jr.
Oct 5, 2012
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became famous in his protests that advocated for the equal treatment of African Americans. Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes Jr., the senior minister emeritus of Riverside Church in New York City and president of the Healing of the Nations Foundation delivers a lecture continuing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophies.
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Judaism and Islam in America Today
Oct 25, 2011 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor of JTS; Sherman Jackson, professor of Islam at the University of Michigan; and Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary discuss Judaism and Islam in the United States today.
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GenNext: Religious Leadership 40 and Under
Feb 28, 2011
In this program, Haroon Moghul, a Muslim PhD student at Columbia University, and Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, the cofounder and North American director of the Encounter Programs, discuss religious leadership.
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Joseph, Hanukkah, and the Dilemmas of Assimilation
Dec 11, 2015 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Miketz | Hanukkah
Ruminations about assimilation come naturally to Jews in North America during the winter holiday season. How much should a parent insist that Hanukkah is part of public school celebrations that give students a heavy dose of Christmas? How often should one remind store clerks who innocently ask Jewish children which gifts they hope to receive from Santa this year that there are other faiths observed in our communities, and other holidays?
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Living in Uncertain Times: Responses to Crisis in the Bible and in Our Own Lives
Jul 24, 2013 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Whether dealing with personal crisis or collective catastrophe, recovering from emotional and physical hurt is difficult. How do people in the Bible respond to disaster and suffering? And how, from an emotinal and psychological perspective, can these models guide us in coping with and recovering from trauma?
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No Religion Is an Island
Nov 24, 2015 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
A conversation between UTS President Professor Serene Jones and JTS Chancellor Professor Arnold Eisen, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Abraham Joshua Heschel’s revolutionary address at Union Theological Seminary.
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