Soul Searching and Self Criticism in Jewish Christian Relations: Council of Christians and Jews Vic

Date: Monday 21 September 2015      Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Kehilat Nitzan, 36-40 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield North 3161

 

About the speaker: Rabbi Ehud Bandel is a native of Jerusalem. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy and holds a Master degree in Judaic studies from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America. In 1988, he graduated the first class of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem and was the first native Israeli to be ordained as a Masorti (Conservative) Rabbi in Israel. In 2005, he served as the President and CEO of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel. In 2006, he moved with his family to Melbourne and served five years as the rabbi of Kehilat Nitzan, Melbourne's first Conservative (Masorti) congregation.

 

Rabbi Bandel is very active in interfaith and human rights issues. He is a board member of the International Council of Christians and Jews and Co-Chair of the ICCJ’s International Abrahamic Forum. Rabbi Bandel was the Founding Director of Rabbis for Human Rights; in 2011, he received in the US the Gandhi Peace Award for promoting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

 

Cost: $10.00 including Kosher supper

 

RSVP: phone 03 9429 5212; email: ccjvic@bigpond.net.au