Marc Angel
Congregation Shearith Israel
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Marc D. Angel is Director of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals (www.jewishideas.org), which fosters an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism. He is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City and is author and editor of 26 books. His most recent book, a novel, is The Search Committee (Urim Fiction, 2008).
What Sephardim can Teach all Jews
Thoughts on Sephardic Civilization
Global History & Culture
Many Jews have little idea of the richness and diversity within the Sephardic historical experience. This talk will focus on key aspects of Sephardic civilization, that should be relevant and meaningful to all Jews.
Sephardim and Ashkenazim
What We Should be Learning from Each Other
Global History & Culture,
Identity & Responsibility
Jews are a diverse people, with millenia of history in different lands and different civilizations. Two large branches of our people are known as Sephardim and Ashkenazim. Over the centuries, these groups flourished under different historical conditions, developed different customs, traditions and worldviews. With the coming together of Sephardim and Ashkenazim in the modern era, and especially in the State of Israel, things have not always gone smoothly. Yet, we have much to learn from each other. In doing so, we strengthen ourselves and the entire Jewish people. What can we learn from each other?
“The Search Committee”
A Struggle for the Soul of Orthodoxy
Book Club,
Identity & Responsibility
Role play with the author as he assumes the roles of the two contenders for the position of Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of a right-wing yeshiva: Rav Shimshon Grossman, the traditionalist candidate, and Rav David Mercado, the "modern" candidate. The audience plays the role of the search committee and will address questions to the candidates. Book discussion to follow.
The Road to Conversion
Orthodox Paths
Identity & Responsibility,
Torah & Text
An exploration of the basic primary sources in Jewsh law dealing with conversion; the contemporary controversies in Israel and the diaspora; and a presentation of a proper Orthodox approach that addresses the crises in an inclusive, compassionate within the framework of (halacha)Jewish law.
