Please join us as we honor Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s life and legacy on the occasion of his 53rd yahrzeit (anniversary of his passing) through a close reading and discussion of his influential essay, “No Religion is an Island.”

Contemporary theologians and religious leaders will reflect on Rabbi Heschel’s pioneering interreligious contributions through the prism of this essay, exploring the interconnectedness of all life, the shared pursuit of the “living God,” and wisdom for interfaith learning, community building, and organizing today.

We are fortunate to be guided in this intentional dialogical exercise by outstanding scholar-practitioners from different traditions who are each committed to interreligious engagement and inspired by Rabbi Heschel and other such pioneering thinkers and activists.

Featuring:

• Rabbi Or Rose

• Dr. Celene Ibrahim

• Prof. Judith Simmer-Brown

• Rev. Dr. John J Thatamanil

We are honored to celebrate Rabbi Heschel’s yahrtzeit each year in collaboration with his daughter, Dr. Susannah Heschel and are continuously grateful to her.

We are also grateful to our partner on this program, The Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership of Hebrew College.

We invite you to read the essay here.

Full biographies for the guest speakers can be found here.

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This webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording. We invite that you make this and other such programs possible by contributing at whatever level you can below. Please contact events@theshalomcenter.org if finances are a barrier. By registering for this program, you agree to receive email communication from The Shalom Center.

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In Jewish tradition, mourners mark the thirtieth day after a loved one’s funeral with a practice known as shloshim. This practice, which means “30th,” signifies an important shift in the mourning process, as most customs associated with the formal mourning period come to a close.

Thursday November 20th will be the 30th day since Reb Arthur’s funeral.

You are invited to join The Shalom Center on Zoom for a short prayer service that morning, to honor this transition in community and sacred time.

We will host a morning service with chanting, singing, learning, and remembrance. All are welcome. The gathering is free to attend, but please register below for the Zoom link.

Come as you are to remember and honor our dear Reb Arthur.

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“My greatest dream is for The Shalom Center to continue to thrive into the future.” - Reb Arthur

This Passover, The Shalom Center is launching the Reb Arthur Waskow Legacy Fund, raising $500,000 to ensure Reb Arthur’s legacy lives on for generations to come.

Join The Shalom Center for this launch call on April 16th, the fifth night of Passover.

Reb Arthur will deliver keynote remarks in conversation with life-long activists, friends, and Shalom Center elders, Cherie Brown and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling. Together they will reflect on lessons learned from full and interconnected lives of Jewish justice.

The Shalom Center’s Director, Rabbi Nate DeGroot, will offer opening and closing remarks. And music will be provided by veteran music and movement-makers, Rabbi Shefa Gold, Rabbi David Shneyer, and Jessi Roemer.

Registrants will learn about exciting developments at The Shalom Center related to this campaign and beyond, including ways to share messages of love, admiration, and blessing with Arthur.

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We hope this call generously inspires you to make a financial contribution that meets the momentousness of this campaign. There is no fee to attend the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording.

Please contact events@theshalomcenter.org with any questions, or visit theshalomcenter.org/legacyfund to learn more about the Legacy Fund.

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