Join Kesher as we welcome Scholars-in-Residence Blu and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg.  Hear from them at these opportunities:

• Shabbat Morning Drasha:  Rabbi Yitz Greenberg on "Yiftach B'Doro: Cohanim in their Era and The Future of Modern Orthodoxy"
• Register! Shabbat Lunch and Learn at 12:30 PM: "The Standing of Women in Orthodoxy: an Assessment with Rabbi Yitz and Blu Greenberg"
  • $25 Members
  • $30 Nonmembers
• Seudah Shlishit: "Reflections on Six Decades of Dialogue-Denominational, Inter-religious, and Political with Blu and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg"
• Community Wide Lecture on Sunday, May 18 at 11:00 AM: "The Jewish Future and Israel's Future"

Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg is a leading Jewish theologian, historian, and activist whose work has profoundly shaped modern Jewish thought. Greenberg has 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” .​

Blu Greenberg is an influential American writer, lecturer, and activist best known for her pioneering work in Jewish feminism. A leading voice in the effort to reconcile Orthodox Judaism with feminist principles, she has written extensively on the role of women in Judaism and has been a key figure in shaping modern Jewish thought on gender equality. Greenberg earned a B.A. in political science from Brooklyn College, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the City University of New York, and a master’s degree in Jewish history from Yeshiva University. She is perhaps most famous for her 1981 book, On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition, which argued that traditional Jewish law could evolve to support women’s full participation in religious life.  In 1997, she helped found the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) and served as its first president, advancing advocacy and education around women's rights within Orthodox Jewish communities. Blu and Rabbi Irving Greenberg live in Jerusalem and have five children.