Hebrew Theological College

Chicago Jewish Historical Society Program at Hebrew Theological College

“A Realistic Rendezvous? Chicago’s Rabbi Oscar Z. Fasman and New York Orthodox Judaism”

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, Chief Academic Officer of Hebrew Theological College and Scholar of American Jewish History

For decades, Orthodox Judaism in Chicago developed in “parallel” to New York Orthodoxy. Often, Hebrew Theological College in Chicago viewed the New York-based Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary as a rival more than a partner. In the 1950s and 1960s, Rabbi Oscar Fasman took important steps to help unite these two Orthodox communities. This “rendezvous” took on peculiar forms that had a lasting impact on Orthodox Judaism in the United States.

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Hebrew Theological College
7135 Carpenter Road
Skokie, Illinoisis

Free and open to the public.

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(312) 663-5634

Special Chol Hamoed Program for young men (High School and Beis Midrash) at Adas Yeshurun.

9:00 Shacharis, followed by light breakfast and learning. Shiurim (11:00-11:30) given by Rabbi Zev Cohen, Rabbi Yirmiyahu Neuman, Rabbi Shmuel Leib Schuman and Rabbi Zvi Zimmerman.

• Monday- Rabbi Zvi Zimmerman- “Shfoch Chamascha - Pouring Out Our Wrath on Others”;
• Tuesday- Rabbi Yirmiyahu Neuman- “The Promise of Rechush Gadol: Halachik and Aggadic Insights”;
• Wednesday- Rabbi Shmuel Leib Schuman- “Three Days in the Desert: Was Moshe Serious?”;
• Thursday- Rabbi Zev Cohen- “Purchasing Chametz for an Employee with a Credit Card”

A joint project of HTC - Beis HaMidrash LaTorah and Adas Yeshurun.