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Since the founding of the first Jewish congregation in North America in 1654, American synagogues have evolved substantially, often in parallel with changes occurring across the country. When the…

Collective trauma emerged as a focus of scholarly inquiry with the First World War. Today, sociologists understand that collective trauma can give rise to the construction of meaning and identity…

Lenn E. Goodman, Vanderbilt University; Moderator: Martha Himmelfarb, Princeton University

Leora Batnitzky, Princeton University; Martin D. Yaffe, University of North Texas; Moderator: Alan Mittleman, The Jewish Theological Seminary

David Novak, J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Toronto

Panelists: Matthew Levering, Professor of Theology, University of Dayton, and author of Jewish_Christian Dialogue and the Life of Wisdom: Engagements with the Theology of David Novak; David Novak, J.…