Times of Crisis: Trying Moments and Great Possibilities

Are you looking for a Judaic experience that will open your mind to new and old ideas?  If so, the Wagner Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary is the answer. On Sunday, March 13 and Monday, March 14, you can study with some of the most compelling faculty of the New York-based Jewish Theological Seminary right here in Deerfield. JTS, in partnership with Chicagoland Jewish High School, invites you to the Wagner Institute, a key program in continuing Jewish education.  This year’s theme is Times of Crisis: Trying Moments and Great Possibilities. The Wagner Institute will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday at Chicagoland Jewish High School, 1095 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield.

Faculty include outstanding professors: Dr. Eitan Fishbane, Dr. Burton Visotzky, Rabbi David Hoffman, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer and Dr. Marjorie Lehman.  Registration is $72 per person and includes text materials and program meals. To sign up, visit http://wizevents.com/register/landing.php?id=771.

For more information, contact Nadine Sasson Cohen, Midwest Director for JTS, at (312) 606-9086 or nacohen@jtsa.edu or Stephanie Smerling, Director of Institutional Advancement for Chicagoland Jewish High School, at (847) 324-3720 or ssmerling@cjhs.org.