Scholars-in-Residence

The Young Israel of White Plains Adult Education and Social Programming Committee is proud to present the Miriam Klein Shapiro Scholar in Residence

Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman

March 16-17, 2012

We look forward to you joining us throughout this special Shabbat:

Friday Night Oneg at the home of Marlene and Jerry Adler, 14 Beverly Road, beginning at 9:00 PM where Professor Fishman will speak about

Jewish Education for a Challenging World

After Shabbat Morning Davening, Professor Fishman’s topic will be

Reimagining Jewishness: Younger American Jewish Leaders, Artists and Entrepreneurs, their Jewish Education and Jewish Identity

Following Kiddush, please reserve a spot to join us for a festive and delicious lunch catered by Carlos & Gabby’s during which Professor Fishman will present a talk entitled

Brief Encounters with the "New" American Jewish Writers

Cost is $20 per adult, $15 per child ages 8-12, and $10 per child age 4-7.  Free for children under age 4.  Family cap of $85.  Please RSVP by March 2, 2012 by emailing cewachss@gmail.com and mentioning "Reservation for Fishman Lunch".

Please consider sponsoring this event.*  Any amount would be most appreciated, but suggested sponsorships include:

• $180 Supporter:  Includes cost of lunch for your family and helps defray overhead costs of this event.
• $360 Benefactor:  Includes cost of lunch for your family and helps fund this event and future adult education and social programs.

Want to sponsor?  Just send an email to cewachss@gmail.com!

Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman is the Chair of the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department at Brandeis University, and is the Joseph and Esther Foster Professor of Contemporary Jewish Life; and also co-director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Professor Fishman is the author of seven books and numerous monographs and articles on the interplay of American and Jewish values, the impact of Jewish education, and contemporary Jewish literature and film. Her most recent books include The Way Into the Varieties of Jewishness, Double or Nothing? Jewish Families and Mixed Marriage, and Jewish Life and American Culture. Her recent study on young American Jewish leaders focuses on cultural expressions.

*Please note: you may take the maximum deduction available to you above the $85 family cap.

David Pelcovitz, Ph.D

 Save the date -- our next Scholar-in-Residence, Professor David Pelcovitz, will be joining us May 4-5.  Details to follow . . . .

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