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Jewish Thought and Enduring Human Questions

August 1st to August 11th, 2010

General Schedule:

Date Schedule Type (A/B) Day Topic
8/1 - Sunday Registration and Welcome
8/2 Schedule A Monday Creation and Redemption
8/3 Schedule B
 Tuesday
8/4 Schedule A Wednesday Love and Death
8/5 Schedule B Thursday
8/6 Schedule A Friday Justice and Injustice
8/7 Saturday Shabbat Programming
8/8 Schedule A Sunday Law and Authority
8/9 Schedule B Monday
8/10 Schedule A Tuesday God and Politics
8/11 Schedule B Wednesday
8/12 - Thursday

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Daily Schedule:

For topics which span two days, the first day will be run on "Schedule A" and the second on "Schedule B."

Schedule A

9:15AM-10:45AM Lecture/Q&A
11:00AM-12:15PM  
Small Group Discussions
12:30PM-2:00PM Lunch
2:30PM-4:30PM Full Group Discussions
Evening Social Event/Cultural Event/Free time


Schedule B

9:15AM-12PM Study
12:30PM-2:00PM    
Lunch
2:00PM-5:00PM Free Time/Optional Advising Sessions with Faculty
8:00PM-9:30PM Evening Panel

 

Panel discussions will take place on the first full day of the seminar and on days that follow "Schedule B." These moderated panels will include seminar faculty and other invited guest speakers. The schedule is as follows.

Panel Schedule:

Topic Day/Date Moderator Panelists
The Authority of the Bible   Monday, 8/2 Leora Batnitzky (Princeton)
  • Jon Levenson (Harvard)
  • Ken Seeskin (Northwestern)
  • Ronna Burger (Tulane)
War and Morality   Tuesday, 8/3

Eric Cohen

(Tikvah Fund)
  • Michael Walzer (IAS)
  • Moshe Halbertal (Hebrew U/NYU Law)
  • James T. Johnson (Rutgers)
Sex and Family   Thursday, 8/5

Eric Cohen

(Tikvah Fund)
  • David Novak (U of Toronto)
  • Judy Hauptman (JTS)
  • Dara Horn (Author)
Economics and the Human Good   Monday, 8/9             

Eric Cohen

(Tikvah Fund)
  • Yuval Levin (National Affairs)
  • Jerry Muller (Catholic University)

The Future of Judaism:

Israel and Diaspora Perspectives

   Wed., 8/11   
Leora Batnitzky (Princeton)
  • Cliff Orwin (U of Toronto)
  • Micah Goodman (Hebrew University)
  • Chaim Saiman (Villanova Law)

 

Evening Events:

This year, we will conduct two cultural events: 

 

There will also be special guest talks throughout the conference. Specific scheduling will be distributed at the seminar.