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Sunday, February 16 • 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Bridges, Barriers and the Bris: Brit Milah vs. the Evolving Definitions of Jewishness

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As Jewish life continues to grow within the North American context, we are faced with the increasingly important question of how to engage the changing definitions of Jewish identity. As we follow the controversy and saga that ensued from the 1860’s New Orleans Jewish community, we will combine halachic sources and field experience from the Mohel profession to explore the boundaries and pathways in which halacha can provide visibility and inclusion to members of the Jewish community without traditional halachic status.
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Eliezer Lawrence

Rabbi Eliezer Lawrence is a popular NYC-area Mohel, Jewish educator and Hebrew language specialist who has taught in university, Jewish day school, yeshiva and adult educational settings. He studied at Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa in Israel and was granted rabbinic ordination from its... Read More →

Sunday February 16, 2020 6:15pm - 7:15pm EST
Presentation Room (Atrium)
  Culture & Identity   History

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