Tensions of Conservation and Creativity in Jewish Communal Imagination

Joshua Ladon explores how we might create models of Jewish activity that empower and strengthen our communities.

July 14, 2021

July 14, 2021

Rabbi Dr. Joshua Ladon is the Vice President, West Coast and Senior Faculty at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where he guides the program and development strategy on the West Coast. An award-winning educator, Joshua was previously the Director of Education for the Institute in North America, guiding the content and curriculum of national and regional programs. Prior to Hartman he served as the Dean of Student and Jewish Life at the Jewish

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Thou Shalt Change! Thou Shalt Never Change! Tensions of Conservation and Creativity in Jewish Communal Imagination

Many initiatives in the Jewish community are informed by a desire to ensure that the next generation is committed to the same concerns as today. At the same time, the activities of Jewish life yield a range of unimagined results.

As questions regarding Israel, racial justice, and Tikkun Olam emerge as areas of Jewish communal disagreement, Joshua Ladon explores how we might create models of Jewish activity that empower and strengthen our communities.

NOTE: This program was part of our Summer 2021 Virtual Symposium, Torah of Possibility for an Uncertain Future

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Tensions of Conservation and Creativity in Jewish Communal Imagination

Thou Shalt Change! Thou Shalt Never Change! Tensions of Conservation and Creativity in Jewish Communal Imagination

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Tensions of Conservation and Creativity in Jewish Communal Imagination

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