Event Host: Melton Center for Jewish Studies
Short Description: Four panel discussions focusing on some of the major movements, shifts, and ideas driving American Judaism over the past half-century and future trends. Panelists include Rabbi Laura Geller, Professor Shaul Magid, Mr. Or Mars, Professor Pamela Nadell, Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, and Mr. Richard Siegel.
Four panel discussions focusing on some of the major movements, shifts, and ideas driving American Judaism over the past half-century and future trends. Panelists include Rabbi Laura Geller, Professor Shaul Magid, Mr. Or Mars, Professor Pamela Nadell, Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, and Mr. Richard Siegel.
Schedule
12:30-1 p.m.
Registration
1-2:30 p.m.
Session I: Carlebach, Renewal, and the Jewish Catalog: The New American Jewish Spirituality in the Past Half Century
Panel: Professor Shaul Magid, Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, Mr. Richard Siegel
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-4:15 p.m.
Session 2: Women Rabbis and Shifts in Communal Control
Panel: Rabbi Laura Geller, Professor Pamela Nadell
4:15-4:30 p.m.
Break
4:30-6 p.m.
Session 3: New Trends and Contexts for the Study of Judaism: Synagogue, University, and Home
Panel: Professor Pamela Nadell, Rabbi Laura Geller, Professor Shaul Magid
6-6:45 p.m.
Dinner
6:45-8:15 p.m.
Session 4: Where is the Future of American Judaism? The Past and Future of Our Institutions
Panel: Mr. Richard Siegel, Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, Mr. Or Mars
Come to any or all sessions. The program is free. Dinner is available for purchase with advance reservation. Contact Matan Gutwaks at (614) 559-6276 by Oct. 2 to purchase and reserve a meal.
Visit the Melton Center for more information about the panelists.
