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Join us on Sun, Nov 17 for the Annual Rabbi Alexander M. Shapiro z"l Memorial Lecture & Breakfast, featuring Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue.For thousands of years, the Jewish people have wrestled with what it means to be Jewish. In this often divisive era, In his new book, Rabbi Cosgrove reminds of how we can come together despite—and even because of—our differences. For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today is a guide for a new generation that is reconciling the past with the present and facing the unknown future with courage, spirit, and unwavering hope.
Many thanks to [words] Bookstore in Maplewood for making Rabbi Cosgrove's new book available for purchase and signing.
This annual event is made possible by the generosity of Betty Feinberg and Sheldon Feinberg z”l.
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, PhD. began his tenure at Park Avenue Synagogue in 2008. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1999, Rabbi Cosgrove earned his PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His dissertation on Rabbi Louis Jacobs, a leading Anglo-Jewish theologian of the 20th century, reflects his passion for the intersection of Jewish scholarship and faith. Rabbi Cosgrove is the author of 15 collections of selected sermons, In the Beginning (2009), An Everlasting Covenant (2010), Go Forth (2011), Hineni (2012), A Place to Lodge (2013), Living Waters (2014), Stairway to Heaven (2015), Rise Up! (2016), A Coat of Many Colors (2017), Provisions for the Way (2018), Tree of Life (2019), Bring Them Close (2020), And the Bush Was Not Consumed (2021), An Outstretched Arm (2022), and A Mixed Multitude (2023). He is the editor of Jewish Theology in Our Time: A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief. His essays and op-eds appear frequently in a variety of Jewish publications, including The Jewish Week and the Forward. He is the author of For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today, published Sep 24.
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170 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07079
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