Conferences and Events
Hosting special events and conferences for the entire campus community allows the Glazer Institute to reach a wider audience and to attract a diverse and distinguished assembly of speakers to discuss some of the most challenging topics of the day. Discussing controversial issues in a respectful atmosphere has allowed audience members not only to better understand the facets of the topic, but also to learn from the example of panelists who respect differences while remaining faithful to their own traditions and ideals.
Fall 2013 Events
Spring 2013 Events
Rabbi Judith HaLevy + Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
January 15th, 22nd, and 29th at 7pm, PLC 125
"Future of Religion Series: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam"
Professor Jonathan Fine (IDC)
February 8th at 10am, Fireside Room
"The Arab Spring: Between Hopes and Challenges"
Professor Aryeh Cohen (AJU)
February 12th at 4pm, PLC 125
"A History of the Sabbath According to Classical Texts"
Professor Zev Garber (LAVC)
February 19th at 4pm, PLC 125
"The Jewish Jesus and the Challenge to the Church and the Synagogue"
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Professor Michael Berenbaum (AJU)
February 21st at 4pm, Elkins
"What we know and don't yet know about the Holocaust"
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Eric Roth
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, March 6th at 4pm, Elkins
"Remembering Munich"
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Dr. Marilyn Lundberg (USC)
March 14th at 4pm, Elkins
"Ancient Judaism and Modern Technologies"
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Professor William Schniedewind (UCLA)
March 19th at 4pm, PLC 125
"Biblical Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Dr. Saba Soomekh
April 2nd at 4pm, PLC 125
"From the Shahs to Los Angeles:
Iranian Jewish History and Immigration to America"
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Museum of Tolerance
Tour and Survivor Testimony, April 3rd at 11am
Matisyahu
Live Concert with Judaic Cultural Awareness Club, April 7th, Firestone Fieldhouse
Professor Elliot Dorff (AJU)
April 9th at 4pm, Surfboard Room (Payson Library)
"Religion in the Public Square: Jewish Civic Engagement"
Professor Howard Wettstein (UCR)
April 11th at 4pm, Elkins
"Religious Life, Religious Thought, and Philosophy"
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