With the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, join Matt Check, Director of Lifelong Learning, for a discussion on the history of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Matt will talk about the larger historical context of the war that is happening now, and he will touch upon his time living in Israel, working [...]

Life and Death—It’s in the Courts, the Legislatures and the Talmud: A Jewish View of the Death Penalty Rabbi Lewis Kamrass Rabbi Kamrass will guide us through the complexities of capital punishment, including the clear statements in the Bible, examples like the Rabbinic/Talmudic major shift away from capital punishment, the use of the death penalty [...]