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Is There Hope for Liberal Zionism: Reading the Past for Signs for the Future" with Rabbi Dan Judson

  • Congregation Mishkan Israel 785 Ridge Road Hamden, CT, 06517 United States (map)

Saturday 11/16

10:00 am - Bagel Breakfast sponsored by the Brotherhood of Men & Women

10:30 am- Lecture & Discussion with Rabbi Dan Judson, Provost of Hebrew College

Rabbi Judson returns to CMI to discuss the history and future of Liberal Zionism. This talk is free and open to the community. Please register in advance and join us for a bagel breakfast sponsored by the CMI Brotherhood for Men & Women.


 Rabbi Dan Judson, Ph.D. serves as the Provost of Hebrew College in Newton, MA where is also a lecturer in Jewish history. Rabbi Judson received his doctorate in Jewish history at Brandeis University and his book, Pennies for Heaven: The History of American Synagogues and Money (University of Chicago Press, 2018) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He is presently working on a book about American Zionist history, When America Became Zionist: The Lodge-Fish Resolution of 1922 and the Surprising Group of Politicians who Changed American Policy Towards Israel. His research and writing on synagogue finance have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Haaretz, Reform Judaism magazine and many other Jewish publications. He is also a storyteller who has appeared on the MOTH national radio hour: https://themoth.org/storytellers/daniel-judson

Earlier Event: November 15
Installation of Rabbi Daniel Schaefer
Later Event: November 17
Religious School