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Arnold Eisen
The Jewish Theological Seminary
Telephone: (212) 678-8072
Arnold M. Eisen is the seventh chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary. One of the world's foremost experts on American Judaism, he has worked closely for the past twenty years with synagogue and federation leadership around the country to analyze and address the issues of Jewish identity, the revitalization of Jewish tradition, the redefinition of the American Jewish community, and strengthening the connection between American Jews and Israel. His publications include four scholarly works about Judaism in the modern world as well as a personal essay, Taking Hold of Torah: Jewish Commitment and Community in America.
Jewish Law
Its process, development and current dilemmas
Torah & Text
- Sunday 10:00AM–11:15AM Empire Room 1
This panel will consider how Jewish Law has evolved or not over time. It will discuss who are the proper decisors and interpreters of Jewish Law or Halacha and what criteria are used for its interpretation. Panelists will examine the relative importance of the “divinity” or origin of Torah and oral Torah to the integrity of that interpretation. The panlelists who are the heads and leaders of the denominational seminaries come to the table with a variety opninions. Join what will rpove to be a thought provoking exchange between the leaders of our time.
Heschel and King
The Politics of Prophecy
Identity & Responsibility
- Sunday 2:30PM–3:45PM Empire Room 1
More than a coincidence of calendar couples the anniversary of the births of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Two men from different geographies, color, creed, and theological background were joined in a spiritual and political kinship whose legacy addresses our own times. For each there was an emphatic stress on the dependence of the political on the spiritual, God on human society, the moral life on economic well being. Hear how their "prophecies" have impacted the politics from the sixties until the 21st century.
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