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Where is God in Reform Judaism?

​Session 3
The Medieval God

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​​The Medieval
​Conception of God

With the dawn of the Middle Ages, Jews and Judaism confront, yet again, an unprecedented reality: competing monotheistic systems -- Islam and Christianity -- now hold political sway over the tiny, dispersed Jewish minority. It is a challenging but fertile and diverse ecosystem, in which Judaism suffers unique dangers but also produces some of its most lasting and varied literature. The medieval God that emerges from this dizzying context keeps pace with this diverse Jewish landscape, while preserving the stability of the Covenant, on the other.

Speakers

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone is the Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. He founded the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement (CMJE), a joint program of HHUC-JIR, the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Foundation and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California.

Dean Joshua Holo, dean of the HUC-JIR Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles and associate professor of Jewish history, publishes on the Jews of the medieval Mediterranean.

Q&A: The Medieval God

Speakers

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone is the Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. He founded the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement (CMJE), a joint program of HHUC-JIR, the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Foundation and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California.
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Rabbi Richard Levy is Rabbi Emeritus of the Campus Synagogue and former Director of Spiritual Growth. He is a past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, in which he shepherded the creation of the Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism in 1999, which is the subject of his book, A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism.

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