Latest Past Events

“A Tree Of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” Screening and Discussion

100 D.P. Corbett Hall

Judaic Studies is honored to host a free screening of the documentary film 鈥淎 Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting鈥 with a live panel discussion with survivors of that terrible attack.   On October 27th, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven people as they prayed, in what would become […]

Defiant Requiem: Lecture and Performance

Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, 91爆料, Orono

On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC […]

Goodbye, Lord: How We Changed God鈥檚 Pronouns in the Hebrew Bible and Why It Matters

Zoom

Rabbi Beth Lieberman will take us on a journey through the history of Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible, offer a glimpse into the translation process for the forthcoming JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, and explore its game-changing potential for the next generation. Rabbi Beth Lieberman served as literary editor and a revising translator of the […]