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SHERMAN MINKOFF MEMORIAL LECTURE: What is the Jewish Future in America?
October 27, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
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A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Rabbi David Wolpe
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ABOUT THE EVENT:
This talk surveys antisemitism and its impact on Jews in America, religiosity and its decline, and looks at the question of the future of the American Jewish community.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Named The Most Influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek and one of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the
World by The Jerusalem Post, and twice named one of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by
the Los Angeles Business Journal, David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple. Rabbi
Wolpe previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Hunter College, and UCLA. A weekly columnist for the New York Jewish Week and weekly Torah columnist for the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Wolpe has been published and profiled in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic and many more. He has been featured on The Today Show, Face the Nation, ABC This Morning, and CBS This Morning. In addition, Rabbi Wolpe has appeared prominently in series on PBS, A&E, History Channel, and Discovery Channel, and has engaged in widely watched public debates with Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and many others about religion and its place in the world. Rabbi Wolpe, who has spoken in seminars, public and scholarly forums and scholar in residence appearances hundreds of times all over the world from Israel to India, is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times (Riverhead). His new book is titled David, the Divided Heart (Yale U Press). It was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, and has been optioned for a movie by Warner Bros.
EVENT PRESENTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. SHERMAN MINKOFF.
In-person event to be held at:
Temple Solel
6805 E McDonald Dr
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
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