Dear Friends of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies:
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Below you can find information on our fall program, as well as a number of other activities at the Center. We are excited to welcome Dr. Philip Cunningham, 14th recipient of the Eternal Light Award, and Rabbi Emeritus Richard Birnholz, of Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa. Rabbi Birnholz will engage students in sessions on Judaism and Jewish-Christian relations in Saint Leo University's
World Religions in Dialogue
course. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Dr. Matthew Tapie
Director, Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies,
& Assistant Professor of Theology
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Dinner and Dialogue
is a workshop focused on Catholic-Jewish relations. Participants share a meal as they are guided in small group discussions by a leading scholar. The evening concludes with the Eternal Light Award ceremony, which honors those who have made outstanding contributions to Catholic-Jewish relations.
This year, the scholar, and recipient of the 14th Eternal Light Award, is
Dr. Philip Cunningham
. Previous recipients of the award can be found
here
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The event is co-sponsored by the Cohn and Whiting families,
Congregation Schaarai Zedek of Tampa, and
the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Dinner and Dialogue
takes place on
Thursday,
October, 25th, from 6:15 - 8:15pm
, at Higgins Hall, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Tampa, FL. In your RSVP, please indicate if you require a kosher meal.
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Rabbi Emeritus Richard Birnholz to serve as Visiting Faculty
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Rabbi Richard Birnholz served Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa, FL, for 31 years. This fall, Saint Leo University students will benefit from Rabbi Birnholz's teaching on modern Jewish thinkers, Jewish law, among other topics. Birnholz graduated from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York and was ordained in 1971. From 1971 to 1973, he was Assistant Rabbi of Temple Israel in Memphis, Tennessee. From 1973 to 1986, he was Rabbi of Beth Israel Congregation, Jackson, Mississippi, where he also served as Visiting Professor in the Religion Department at Millsaps College. In March, 1996, he was conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Rabbi Birnholz was elected to serve on the Executive Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis from 1996-1998.
Rabbi Birnholz will lecture from 11:30am - 12:30pm in TECO Hall on Oct. 22, 24, and 29.
If you are interested in attending Rabbi Birnholz's lectures please contact Megan Orendorf at
jennifer.orendorf@saintleo.edu
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CCJS Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
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Dr. Devorah Schoenfeld and Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill accepted invitations to serve on the
CCJS Advisory Board
. Both scholars bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the scholarly programmatic plans of the center. On
Monday, February 18th, 2019,
Dr. Brill and Dr. Schoenfeld, as well as other members of the Advisory Board, will gather at Saint Leo University for an Advisory Board meeting. Please save the date as members of the community are invited to engage scholars on our board in a panel discussion on various topics in Catholic-Jewish relations.
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A Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Spirituality
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On
Wednesday, November 14th from 10:30-11:30am
, in TECO Hall, at Saint Leo University, Rabbi Jason Rosenberg, of Congregation Beth Am, Tampa, and Dr. Tapie will discuss spirituality, experiencing G-d, and the practice of prayer.
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Interviews of CCJS Guest Speakers available on Daily Theology Podcast
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Interviews of several CCJS guest scholarly speakers are now available on the
Daily Theology Podcast page
. The Podcast, which is administered by Dr. Stephen Okey, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Leo University, includes interviews of Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Dr. Victoria Barnett, Dr. Pim Valkenberg, and Dr. Joseph Gordon.
Click here
to listen.
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Dr. Eugene Fisher,
Distinguished Professor of Theology, Saint Leo University, published reviews on a number of books related to Catholic-Jewish relations and interreligious dialogue in the
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
, Winter 2018, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 141-143. Dr. Fisher's
review of Elena Procario-Foley, and Robert Cathey, ed.,
Righting Relations after the Holocaust and Vatican II: Essays in Honor of John T. Pawlikowski, OSM
. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, Stimulus Book, 2018, can be found
here
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Rabbi James Rudin,
Distinguished Visiting Professor of religion and Judaica, Saint Leo University, recently published articles, in
Religion News Service
, on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and the history of Passion plays, among other topics. The articles can be found
here
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