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למען תזכור: Remembering the Exodus after George Floyd, o”h
March 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT
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A virtual event presented by Rabbi David Almog
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ABOUT THIS EVENT: The commandment to remember the Exodus serves as both a theological and ethical principle which has accompanied the Jewish people throughout our history. Rather than being a static and unchanging perspective on the past, however, this mitzvah has given voice to the responsibilities and hopes of Jews for liberation in different times and varying circumstances of persecution. This raises the question of what role the story of the Exodus plays for American Jews and how it informs both our ethical responsibilities today and how we engage in the study of textual traditions composed by those under oppression.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: David Almog is currently pursuing a PhD in Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS. He received semikha in 2005 from YCT and served as the campus rabbi for the Hillel at Columbia University and Barnard College until 2009, before leaving to embark on his academic career. David is on faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, and continues to teach Torah in various venues and in more informal capacities. He currently resides in Riverdale with his wife Lisa and his two children.
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