Session 2: The Judaism of Being

Explore the advantages, obligations, and risks associated with this dimension of Jewish identity which is permanent and unconditional.

Lauren Berkun

April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020

Lauren Berkun

Rabbi Lauren Berkun is Dean of Rabbanut North America and Senior Faculty at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. 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 CLAL Rabbinic Intern, and a Rabbinic Fellow in the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership Initiative. She has also served as the JTS Midwest KOLLOT

Jewish Peoplehood, iEngage, Video, Hartman@Home

One feature of the Jewish story is the Covenant of Being, in which Jews are defined by who we are, and not by what we do. This session explores the advantages, obligations, and risks associated with this dimension of Jewish identity which is permanent and unconditional.

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

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