Note: Both Shabbat Dinner (Friday night) and Shabbat Lunch and Learn (Saturday) are sold out.
Temple Beth Sholom invites the community to participate in a special Scholar-In-Residence program for Slichot Shabbat. The Adult Education Committee will host Rabbi David Golinkin, President, Schecter Institute in Jerusalem on September 23-24. Does Jewish law permit genetic engineering on human beings? What does the commandment "Honor thy father and mother" tell us regarding the use of nursing homes for parents with Alzheimer's disease? What is the halakhic position on the right to privacy in the computer age? These are just some of the questions relating to contemporary issues which have been addressed by Rabbi Golinkin in recent years.
Rabbi Golinkin is a leading authority on Jewish Law in our time and has been Chair of Law Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, which gives halakhic guidance to the Conservative movement.
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Rabbi Golinkin will speak on "Challenges of Halakha in Israel" on Friday evening, September 23 at Shabbat Dinner, on "High Holiday Folklore: East and West" during Shabbat morning services and at "Shabbat Lunch-and-Learn" on September 24. On Saturday evening, September 24, Rabbi Golinkin will deliver the keynote address "Halakha for our Time: A Conservative Approach to Jewish Law" in which he will examine six characteristics of Conservative rulings and decisions related to Jewish Law. This lecture will be followed by dessert reception and Slichot Services.
Reservations are required for Shabbat Evening Dinner and for Shabbat "Lunch-and-Learn" before September 14. There is no cost for the lecture Saturday evening, Sept. 24 at 8:15pm, but reservations are required; voluntary donations will be appreciated. Further information and reservations can be made by email to Scholar@tbsfl.org or 201 797-9321, ext. 415 (Adult Ed). Information is also available at tbsfl.org.
