Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life
Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life is committed to academic excellence and fostering scholarly exchange, and connects the university with the community through its public lectures, Jewish Film Festival, Jewish communal initiatives, cultural events, and teacher training.
The Center sponsors visiting scholars and offers a wide range of programs for students and seminars for faculty. The activities of the Herbert and Leonard Littman Families Holocaust Resource Center advance the Bildner Center's commitment to reduce prejudice and promote inter-group understanding.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks at Rutgers
The Bildner Center was honored and delighted to host Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on Monday, November 16 on the Rutgers campus. New Brunswick Chancellor Richard Edwards welcomed him to the university and addressed the importance of this discussion for Rutgers. Rabbi Sacks’s inspirational talk to an audience of 500 students, faculty and community members addressed the topic of his new book Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence. This timely and important subject left a deep impact on our campus and community, particularly in the wake of heightened tensions in Israel and the Middle East, and the tragic events in Paris.
See slideshow of photos from the event.
The following day the New York Times published an Op-Ed column by David Brooks about Rabbi Sacks and his new book.
NPR’s Robert Siegel interview with Rabbi Sacks
Recording of Rabbi Sacks’s talk at Rutgers University:
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Gene Hoffman
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