Session 3: The Judaism of Becoming

Explore the other central feature of the Jewish story, the Covenant of Becoming, in which Jews are defined by what they do.

Lauren Berkun

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

Lauren Berkun

Rabbi Lauren Berkun is a Vice President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she directs Rabbinic Initiatives and is a member of the senior executive team. She also oversees staff education, training and curriculum development for Hartman’s iEngage project. She is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, graduate of Princeton University with a BA in Religion and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Lauren was a Wexner Graduate Fellow, a

iEngage, Jewish Peoplehood, Hartman@Home, Video

In this session we explore the other central feature of the Jewish story, the Covenant of Becoming, in which Jews are defined by what they do. In this mission-based, aspirational Jewishness, identity is shaped around shared beliefs and practices.

This session is part of a global online course exploring the relationship between Israel and World Jewry through the iEngage series Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood.

/ Global iEngage Virtual Course: Together & Apart