Join us for a shiur and community Shabbat lunch with our Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg.

Note: All are invited to join Rabbi Greenberg for a shiur immediately following Kiddush. Registration is required for the community lunch.  

Price:

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Please email any dietary restrictions to aliciar@kesher.org by Sunday, May 11.

Registration is required by Sunday, May 11.

Sponsored by Anonymous and the Dr. H. Harold Gelfand Memorial Institute of Adult Education. Interested in cosponsoring? Contact Laura at info@kesher.org.

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About the Speaker: Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg is a leading Jewish theologian, historian, and activist whose work has profoundly shaped modern Jewish thought. Greenberghas been a pioneer in Holocaust education, interfaith dialogue, and Jewish pluralism. Ordained at Yeshiva Beis Yosef and holding a Ph.D. from Harvard University, he has held numerous influential roles, including founding president of CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and president of the Jewish Life Network. He currently serves as president of the J.J. Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life and Senior Scholar in Residence at the Hadar Institute.​

His latest book, The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism (2024), presents a compelling vision of Judaism as a covenantal partnership between God and humanity, emphasizing life, dignity, and the mission of tikkun olam—repairing the world. The work has been recognized with the Natan Prize and has been praised as a “culmination of a lifetime of theological reflection” .​