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Gerald Sager Memorial Scholar in Residence Series
from Connections 2023
by jewishnaples
This season, Beth Tikvah offers three Scholar in Residence programs with distinguished educators.
Jan. 13 & 14 – Rabbi Irving Elson returns on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 to talk about the Ritchie Boys of World War II. We will screen the documentary in advance of the weekend. We anticipate and hope for the participation of a special guest deeply knowledgeable about the achievements of the Ritchie Boys. Rabbi Elson heads up the Jewish Welfare Board’s Chaplains Council.
Feb. 10-12 – Rabbi David Golinkin joins us in person from Israel on Feb. 10-12. A special Melaveh Malkah musical program will be held Saturday evening following Havdalah. Rabbi Golinkin is president emeritus of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He is recognized for his leadership of the Jewish Law Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly and his leadership of the Center for Women in Jewish Law at the Schechter Institute. The author or editor of more than 60 books, Rabbi Golinkin received a Ph.D. in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary as well as an honorary doctorate from the same institution in 2019. He was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world.
Rabbi Irving Elson
March 10-12 – Dr. Roberta Kwall will spend the weekend of March 10-12 with us. The overall title for the weekend is “Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World.” She will offer four sessions culminating on Sunday morning with a discussion of her latest work, “Remix Judaism: Why it Matters.” Various dinner, Havdalah and participatory discussion sessions will be included. Dr. Kwall is Raymond P. Niro Professor at DePaul University College of Law.
Further details about the timing and format of each presentation will be available through the Beth Tikvah website. All Beth Tikvah lectures and events are open to the Greater Naples community, and all are welcome. Our events are presented both in person and online via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, please go to www. bethtikvahnaples.org, or contact us at office@bethtikvah.us or 239-434-1818.
