WHO'S THE SCHOLAR: Rabbi Richard Hirsh, author of The Rabbi-Congregation Relationship: A Vision for the 21st Century
and Executive Director of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
WHERE: All events will take place at Keddem Congregation, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto.
HOW TO REGISTER: Some events require pre-registration; please register by May 1st by contacting us at: 650-494-6400, or by sending e-mail to s-in-r@keddem.org. You are welcome to attend any individual service, meal or talk without attending others on the same day.
SPECIAL THANKS: This event was made possible by a generous donation from Dr. Victor Fuchs.
PROGRAM:
FRIDAY, MAY 16
“If Reconstructionist Judaism Was the Answer, What Was the Question?”
Rabbi Hirsh places Kaplan in his context, the goal being to see what can be extracted from that setting that remains relevant today, in an age of diminishing ideologies and denominationalism.
Service: 6:30-7:15 PM
Dinner: 7:30-8:30 PM (Reservations are required for dinner)
Talk: 8:30
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Torah study 9:00-10:00 AM
Rabbi Hirsh will lead Torah study on the portion of the week
“Meet Me at the Corner of Heart and Mind”
What would Judaism look like if we reconstructed it through an artistic/aesthetic lens of art, poetry, music, theatre, rather than through the prisms of philosophy, theology and sociology?
Service: 10:00 AM
Lunch: 12:00 noon (No charge, but reservations are appreciated)
Talk: 12:45 PM
