You’re invited to join us on Monday, June 16th from 5-6:30 pm at Covenant Place on the Millstone Campus as we welcome Rabbi Amy Eilberg.
Rabbi Eilberg will moderate a discussion on how we talk about Israel when there is a growing diversity of views within the Jewish community, and increasing incivility around political dialogue generally. Rabbi Eilberg is the co-chair of the Civility Campaign of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, an effort to create a more productive space around which this dialogue can happen. More information about Rabbi Eilberg is listed below.
The issue of dialogue around Israel is increasingly emerging in American Jewish communities. For an overview of a recent example, see this article in the Washington Post about Washington, DC’s community response to a theater production on Israel. Other recent events include the inclusion of certain groups in New York’s annual Israel Pride parade, and the policies governing inclusion of groups by the parent international Hillel organization.
We hope you will be able to join us. We look forward to seeing you on the 16th.
Please RSVP to rmiller@jfedstl.org
Moderator Information:
Rabbi Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She has taught the art of listening in venues throughout the country and is deeply engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and with conflict within the Jewish community. After many years of work in pastoral care, hospice and spiritual direction, Rabbi Eilberg now directs interfaith dialog programs in the Twin Cities at the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning and is adjunct faculty at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and St. Catherine University. She also serves as co-chair of the Civility Campaign of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs. She is the author of From Enemy to Friend: A Jewish Practice of Sacred Conflict Engagement.
