Jan 6, 2016 By: mlebovic
On Sunday, January 3rd, Revel and the Center for the Jewish Future jointly presented a morning dedicated to 鈥淐elebrating Jewish Scholarship.鈥 The program consisted of a Kollel Yom Rishon offered to men, with sessions led by Dr. Mordechai Cohen, Professor of Bible and Associate Dean of Revel, on 鈥淩amban, Kabbalah, and the Structure of Sefer Shemot鈥 and Dr. Daniel Rynhold, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Philosophy and Director of the Revel PhD Program, on 鈥淩av Kook: Revisiting the Religion-Science Conflict.鈥 The women, in Midreshet Yom Rishon, learned with Dr. Stuart Halpern, Assistant Director of Student Programming and Community Outreach at Revel, about 鈥淎ngels and Demons: The Exodus, the Akedah and a Pre-Rabbinic Midrash鈥 and Mrs. Shira Schiowitz (鈥14BR) about 鈥淭he Peculiar Circumcision of Moshe鈥檚 Son.鈥 The event, attended by close to 100, allowed the community to engage with Revel faculty, administration, and alumni, and find out more information about the diverse array of courses offered by Revel鈥檚 MA and PhD programs. To listen to recordings of some of the lectures, please click on the links below.
