Views of Orthodox, Conservative and Reform to be Presented
A series of public lectures aiming to bring about better understanding between the groups in American Jewry will be started at Temple Beth-El, New York, on February 19, under the auspices of the Hebrew Union College School for Teachers. These Sunday evening lectures, grouped under the general subject of “Aspects of Jewish Life and Thought in America,” will constitute the 1928 program of the Jewish educational forums conducted every year by the Hebrew Union College School for Teachers.
In the course of five lectures, leaders of all the religious groups of American Judaism, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform, will speak. Each lecture will be followed by an open forum.
Rabbi Leo Jung, of the Jewish Center, will speak on “What is Orthodox Judaism?” Rabbi Jacob Kohn, of Temple Anshe Chesed will speak on “What is Conservative Judaism?,” and Rabbi Samuel Schulman, of Congregation Emanu-El, will deliver an address on “What is Reform Judaism?” In addition there will be two lectures on subjects of general interest, among them one on “The Zionism of Achad Ha’am,” by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, and another on “Problems of Leadership in American Judaism” by Louis Marshall.
The first lecture of the series will be given on Sunday night, February 19, when Rabbi Leo Jung will speak on “What is Orthodox Judaism?” These lectures are open to the public.
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