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Shabbat Lunch w/Rabbi Marc Angel

Saturday, February 24, 2018 9 Adar 5778

12:00 PM - 2:30 PMLeft Hand Social Hall

Beth Aharon & HIR present
Shabbat Lunch with Rabbi Dr. Marc D. Angel

Shabbat | February 24th | 12:00 PM

Religion and Superstition: A Maimonidean Approach

Rabbi Marc D. Angel is Founder and Director of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals (jewishideas.org), fostering an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism. He is Rabbi Emeritus of the historic Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York City (founded 1654), where he began serving in 1969.

Born and raised in the Sephardic community of Seattle, Washington, he went to New York for his higher education at Yeshiva University where he earned his B.A., M.S., Ph.D. and Rabbinic Ordination. He also earned an M.A. in English Literature from the City College of New York.

Author and editor of 36 books, he has written and lectured extensively on various aspects of Jewish law, history and culture. Among his recent books are Foundations of Sephardic Spirituality: The Inner Life of Jews of the Ottoman Empire (Jewish Lights, 2006); and Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism, (Jewish Lights, 2009), both of which won Finalist Awards from the National Jewish Book Council. His novel, The Search Committee (Urim, 2008) won wide critical acclaim. His most recent books are a commentary on Pirkei Avot published by Koren (2015), and The Wisdom of Solomon and Us (Jewish Lights, 2016).  He serves as Editor of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

Rabbi Angel is Past President of the Rabbinical Council of America (1990-1992). He has served as officer and board member of numerous agencies including the UJA-Federation of New York, the American Sephardi Federation, the Rabbinic Cabinet of Jewish National Fund, and the HealthCare Chaplaincy. He has won awards from many institutions including Yeshiva University, the Orthodox Union, and the New York Board of Rabbis. He is co-founder of the International Rabbinic Fellowship, an association of Modern Orthodox rabbis.

Rabbi Angel is married to Gilda Angel. Their children and grandchildren live in New York, Baltimore and Teaneck.

Rabbi Dr. Marc Angel will speak two more times during Shabbat:
Drasha on Parshat Hashavua Tetzaveh | Before Musaf at Congregation Beth Aharon (2nd Floor Beit Midrash)
The Wisdom of Solomon: Ancient Teachings for the Modern World | Between Mincha and Maariv (Main Sanctuary)

Cost: $25/adult (12 and up), $15/child (ages 4-11)
For financial assistance email bethaharon@gmail.com 

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