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of Orthodox rabbis, also has been con-
troversial on his stance on ending West
Bank occupation. On one end, he
received a 2001 PEN-Oakland award
Ypsilanti
escribed as everything from ' for his critique of Israeli policy and, on
one of America's 100 most sig- the other, death threats and denounce-
ment that he is a "self-hating Jew" or
nificant visionaries by Utne
promoter of anti-Israel terrorism.
Reader to one of America's most dan-
Rabbi Lerner's past also includes a
gerous criminals by FBI head J. Edgar
stint as chairman of the 1960s radical,
Hoover for organizing 1960s anti-war
student political move-
demonstrations, Rabbi
ment, Students for a
Michael Lerner has long
Democratic Society at
been among the spiritual
University of California
community's most con-
Berkeley. He also was a
troversial figures.
member Of the Seattle
Rabbi Lerner will bring
Seven, indicted by the
his extraordinary brand
federal government for
of insight to Ypsilanti for
intent of inciting a riot
a 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7,
during a 1960s anti-war
keynote address during
demonstration, and was
the second annual
imprisoned before charges
"Together in Faith" con-
were overturned.
ference at McKenny
Rabbi Lerne r
He is the co-author
Union at Eastern
with Cornel West of sev-
Michigan University.
eral books, including Jews
The conference of
and Blacks: Let the Healing
workshops and presentations,
Begin and Healing
which will run from 7 p.m.
Israel/Palestine:A Path to Peace
Friday Aug. 5 to 5:30 p.m.
and Reconciliation.
Sunday, Aug. 7, is billed as a
national, multiracial, multi-
generational celebration of
What To Expect
spirituality and promotion of
"Rabbi Lerner's speech will be
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
Jonatha n
incredibly insightful because
transgender (LGBT) tolerance. Makepe ace
he acknowledges that there is a
Rabbi Lerner, founder and
spiritual crisis in America and
editor of Tikkun magazine, a
that the right is succeeding in
bimonthly Jewish critique of
appealing to that crisis," said
politics, culture and society,
Amy Wiseman of Ypsilanti,
and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun syn-
who became involved in the
agogue in San Francisco, will
planning of the conference
speak on 'American Politics
while writing a preview story
Needs a Spiritual
on it for the Eastern Echo,
Transformation — and Fast!"
EMU's newspaper. "The fact
Arguing that "the right is
that people see the left as
speaking to a spiritual crisis in Kevin W erner
devoid of faith is the problem.
America, and the crisis is
To counter the right, there
real," Rabbi Lerner said, how-
needs to be a "spiritual left."
ever, "the manipulation of that crisis
"Rabbi Lerner was also very involved
into hatred for gays and lesbians can be
in the student activism in the '60s. He
stopped if we find alternative ways to
knows how to appeal to young people
address the underlying pain that is
and bring them together to fight for a
being channeled in distorted direc-
cause. The cause he is addressing this
tions." At the conference, he will pres-
time is the manipulation of faith into
ent his strategy to counter the religious
right through the creation of a spiritual hatred. I would say that his talk will
probably be one of the highlights of
left.
the conference."
The rabbi, who was ordained in
The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive
1995 from a Beit Din (religious court)

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