Monday, January 18, 2010

Judaism in the Political Sphere Yom Iyun

Got MLK? Yom Iyun (free pizza lunch)!
see flyer at pennocp.org/mlk.html

JUDAISM IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE
(Martin Luther King Day) 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM

We are kicking off the semester with a “Yom Iyun”, or Day of Learning on Martin Luther King Jr. Day; inspired by Dr. King’s model of a religious leader bringing about massive social and political change, we will examine the place of Jewish leadership and values in political change.

12:30 PM FREE Kosher Pizza Lunch (Shotel-Dubin Auditorium, 2nd floor of Hillel)
1 PM – Chaim Saiman, Assisstant Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law
Creating Public Policy from Halakha: Translating Halakhic Categories into Political Values
2 PM – Ari Weiss, Director, Uri L'Tzedek [Orthodox Social Justice]
Rallying the Community: Workshop with the Founder of Uri L'Tzedek & The Tav HaYosher
3 PM Mincha
3:15 PM – David B. Ruderman, Professor of Modern Jewish History at Penn
"The Beginnings of Jewish Political Dissent: Three Case Studies and their Implications for our own World"

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