2004-2005
Programming Year

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Los Angeles School
presents

October 10 - 11, 2004
Davidson Conference Center
University of Southern California

While some disengage from established religions to seek a spiritual life on their own terms, others have adopted more traditional religious practice. Still more seem to have 'dropped out' of religion entirely. This conference will explore these trends in order to offer a range of analytical insights and direction for passing on religious traditions in spiritually rich ways to the next generation. Major scholars from three different religious traditions will explore the 'spiritual but not religious' movement from sociological, historical and theological perspectives.

Featuring:

Nancy Ammerman, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology of Religion, Boston University
Ihsan Bagby, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Kentucky
Richard Flory, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biola University
Brother John of Taizé, Taize Community, France
Jennifer Lindholm, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles
Rabbi J. Rolando "Roly" Matalon, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York
Jack Miles, MacArthur Fellow (2002-2007), Senior Advisor to the President at the J. Paul Getty Trust
Ghada Osman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Arabic Language, Culture, and History, San Diego State University
Peter C. Phan, Ph.D., Ignacio Ellacuria Professor of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University
Amira Quraishi, Muslim Youth Camp, Muslim Student Network & Omar Scholars Program
Nadia Roumani, M.A., Independent Research Consultant
Monsignor Melchor Sanchez de Toca, Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture
Philip Schwadel, Ph.D., National Study of Youth and Religion, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Christian Smith, Ph.D., Stuart Chapin Distinguished Professor, Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Diane Winston, Ph.D., Knight Chair in Media and Religion, Annenberg School for Communications, University of Southern California

Co-Sponsored by:

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies
Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation
University of Southern California (Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Office of Religious Life and College of Letters, Arts and Sciences)

Hope Abandoned, Hope Redeemed:
A Conference on Building Jewish Communities For
Those in Need of Healing

Sunday, October 24, 2004
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
UCLA Hillel

A conference targeted to congregation and community members building teams to provide help and services to those in need of healing. Workshops include such topics as Caring Communities, Congregational Nursing, Hospice Care, Bikkur Cholim.

Co-Sponsored by:

The Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health, (HUC-JIR)
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Planning & Allocation Department
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
The Board of Rabbis of Southern California

For more information contact lmarxrubiner@earthlink.net

350 Years of American Jewish Life
A lecture with Jonathan Sarna,
Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

Sunday, November 7, 2004
Time TBA
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus, Wilshire Boulevard Temple,
11661 Olympic Blvd (at the corner of Barrington)

In conjunction with "Celebrate 350," a year-long, nationwide series marking 350 years of communal life in America.

A renowned scholar and teacher, Dr. Jonathan Sarna is the author of American Judaism: A History (Yale University Press, 2004). His presentation will focus on the experiences of Jewish life in North America since the arrival of the first immigrants 350 years ago.

Co-Sponsored by:

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life
In cooperation with Wilshire Boulevard Temple

Admission is free. For more information, phone (213) 740-3405 or email The Casden Institute

The Annual Max Nussbaum Memorial Lecture
Featuring Susannah Heschel

Sunday, January 26, 2004
9:15 a.m - 12 noon
Temple Israel of Hollywood
7300 Hollywood Blvd.

Co-Sponsored by:

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Temple Israel of Hollywood

Admission is free and breakfast is provided.
For more information, phone (323) 876-8330.

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2004-2005Programming YearHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionLos Angeles Schoolpresents

Hope Abandoned, Hope Redeemed: A Conference on Building Jewish Communities For Those in Need of Healing

350 Years of American Jewish Life A lecture with Jonathan Sarna, Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

The Annual Max Nussbaum Memorial Lecture Featuring Susannah Heschel

2004-2005
Programming Year

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Los Angeles School
presents

Hope Abandoned, Hope Redeemed:
A Conference on Building Jewish Communities For
Those in Need of Healing

350 Years of American Jewish Life
A lecture with Jonathan Sarna,
Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

The Annual Max Nussbaum Memorial Lecture
Featuring Susannah Heschel