"The American
Jewish Revolution:
Making the Case
for a Golden Age"

Rabbi Yoffie will discuss the last century of Jewish life in America,

with emphasis on the evolving role of the American synagogue and

the demographically complicated nature of the American Jewish

community. He will make the case for a Golden Age of American

Jewish life, beginning in 1980, and will review the special challenges

to Jewish continuity that have arisen in the last decade.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie

Rabbi Yoffie is a writer, lecturer, and
President Emeritus of the Union for
Reform Judaism (URJ). He served as
President of the URJ from 1996 to 2012,
launching major synagogue initiatives on
worship, Shabbat observance, and Jewish
camping and youth. He now lectures at
universities and synagogues on American
Jewish life, Israel and the Middle East,
interfaith relations, and social justice.

Where: Temple Beth El

7400 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills

When: Thursday, April 30, 7:30pm

Presented By

Cohn-Hadd

Center for Judaic Studigs

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FRIDAY EVENING

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6:00 p.m. - ScOBBAr ROdgi
6:15 p.m. - Shabbat Dinner
8:15 p.m. - Presentation by Professor Berk

MIDDLE EAST IN CRISIS:
ISRAEL, IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES

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8:15 p.m. - STUDENT PROGRAM WITH STEINSALTZ AMBASSADORS

SHABBAT MORNING

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9:00 a.m. - Shabbat Morning Service
10:00 a.m. - Shabbat Torah Study: Rabbi Bergman
will discuss THE REAL STORY OF THE OMER
10:00 a.m. - Soulful Yoga with Rabbi Shere
Following the Sermon: "Exploring Prayer"
with Steinsaltz Ambassadors
Kiddush following Services
Post-Kiddush Discussion
Professor Berk will speak on:

THE HOLOCAUST REVISITED:
70 YEARS AFTER THE LIBERATION OF AUSHWITZ
WE KNOW THINGS WE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE

SYNERGY CHAIRPERSON: KAREN KAHN

Adat Shalohn

is pleased to welcome

PROFESSOR
STEPHEN BERK

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ROFESSOR STEPHEN BERK is the Henry

and Sally Schaffer Professor of Holo-
caust and Jewish studies at Union College
in Schenectady, New York.
A widely known teacher and lecturer,
Dr. Berk's presentations are always in-
formative, interesting and entertaining.
He is a widely sought-after speaker and is
a popular presenter for AIPAC.
Dr. Berk is known for his expertise on
the Holocaust, the Middle East, Russia,
and a variety of other Jewish subjects. He
is the author of Year of Crisis, Year of

Hope: Russian Jewry and the Pogroms of 1881-1882 (Greenwood
Press, 1985). At the present time he is writing a book entitled Our
People Are Your People: American Jewry and the Struggle for Civil
Rights 1954-1965.

In 1996 Professor Berk received the prestigious Holocaust Me-
morial Award from the Holocaust Survivors and Friends Education
Center. In 2010 he was designated an Israel Hero for his defense and
advocacy of the State of Israel by JERNY, the Jewish Educational Re-
sources of New York.
For dinner reservations, please call 248-851-5100
or download an invitation from www.adatshalom.org

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