May 11-13, 2018

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences

WEEKEND THEME - JUDAISM, JESUS AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS - HOW JEWS AND CHRISTIANS MISUNDERSTAND EACH OTHER

 Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science; she is also Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge UK. Her resume includes hundreds of biblical talks to audiences across the country; plus numerous publications on Christian origins, Jewish/Christian relations, and the biblical views of gender and sexuality including The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi; Who Counts? 100 Sheep, 10 Coins and 2 Sons (a children’s book co-authored with Sandy Eisenberg Sasso), and the Jewish Annotated New Testament (co-edited with Marc Z. Brettler). 

Weekend Schedule:

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018, all activities at Congregation B'nai Jacob
6 p.m. Catered Dinner* (Social Hall)
7 p.m. - Shabbat Service and Program (Sanctuary)
Program: "How Do Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently? - It's Not a Zero-Sum Game"
8:30 p.m. (approx.) - Dessert Oneg by CBJ (Social Hall)

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018, all activities at Congregation B'nai Jacob
9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Service (Sanctuary)
11 a.m. (approx.) - Teaching Program: "The Bible and Immigration: Jewish and Christian Perspectives" (Sanctuary)
Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Catered Lunch and Program* (Social Hall)
Program: "Jewish and Christian Relations, and the Biblical View of Gender and Sexuality: David and Bathsheba and the #MeToo Movement"
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Clergy and Religious School Teacher Workshop
Theme: "Understanding Jesus Means Understanding Judaism"
7:30 p.m. - Shabbat Afternoon Dessert Reception with Solomon Family Recognition followed by Havdalah
Program: "What Jews Need to Know About the New Testament, and What Christians Need to Know about First-Century Judaism"

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018, at St. Ann Chapel, 604 Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
1:00pm-2:00pm - "Challenging Stories of Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi"

*Registration and fee required.

We invite you to support our Scholar-In-Residence weekend by contributing to our event:

RSVP ONLY
If you would just like to RSVP to attend the event, please click HERE and email your intentions to the office.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET         $36
Receives a ticket to planned catered meals
SUPPORTER                           $72
Receives two tickets to planned catered meals and a listing in the Program
PATRON                                  $108
Receives two tickets to planned catered meals and a listing in the Program
BENEFACTOR                       $360
Receives four tickets to planned catered meals, a signed book and a listing in the Program
STAR SPONSOR                   $1080
Receives four tickets to planned catered meals, a signed book and special recognition in the Program
LUNCHEON SPONSOR      $2500   or   DINNER SPONSOR    $3500
Receives four tickets to planned catered meals, a signed book, special recognition in the Program and exclusive seating with Dr. Levine

BABYSITTING
Please email the office HERE with the number of children and the sessions for which you will need coverage.