Sponsored by: In memory of Jacob and Beatrice Weiner
Lunch and Learn: Rabbi Elli Fischer
Saturday, March 2, 2019 • 25 Adar I 5779
12:00 PM - 2:30 PMKesher IsraelPlease join us for a Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Elli Fischer.
The End of Expertise? Four Paradigms of Psak Halakha in the Digital Age
Democratization of knowledge undermines the authority of experts in numerous fields, and halakha is no exception.We'll explore the challenge and the response.
Shiur at 12pm before lunch. Babysitting for children ages 2+ provided during shiur.
Rabbi Elli Fischer is an independent writer, translator, and rabbi. Previously, he was the JLIC rabbi and campus educator at the University of Maryland. He holds BA and MS degrees from Yeshiva University, rabbinical ordination from Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, and is working toward a doctorate in Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. He is a founding editor of The Lehrhaus, a web magazine of contemporary Jewish thought. His original writing has appeared in numerous Jewish publications.
Sponsored by the Dr. H. Harold Gelfand Memorial Institute of Adult Education. Co-sponsored by Anonymous.
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