Scholars-in-Residence

Dr. Neil Gillman

Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary
February 29 and March 1, 2008

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A native of Quebec City, Dr. Neil Gillman is the author of several books and essays, including Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, which won the 1991 National Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought. His book Conservative Judaism: A New Century, published by Behrman House in 1993, is an insightful and thought-provoking record of the Conservative Movement's history. His most recent book, The Way into Encountering God in Judaism, was published by Jewish Lights in spring 2000. Dr. Neil Gillman graduated from McGill University, was ordained at JTS, and received his PhD in Philosophy from Columbia University.

 

 

 

 

Podcasts

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GOD: AN INTERVIEW WITH THEOLOGIAN NEIL GILLMAN
In this first in a series of interviews, Rabbi Leon A. Morris speaks with Dr. Neil Gillman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and one of America's most significant contemporary Jewish theologians. A transcript of their discussion can be found here. LISTEN HERE!

ARE JEWS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD?
Heschel’s The Sabbath struggles to find a balance between Jewish ritual demands and moral/social responsibility. Rabbi Gillman will examine the implied tensions in the book and how they inform the contours of Jewish responsibility to the Jewish community on the one hand and to the world on the other. LISTEN HERE!

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