November 18: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann and Rabbi Adam Kligfeld with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
A People Divided? Israel, Zionism and the Jewish Diaspora
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove is Senior Rabbi of New York City’s Park Avenue Synagogue and a leading voice in American Jewish life. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School and is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. A widely read teacher, author and commentator on Jewish identity, Israel and contemporary Jewish life, he is the author of “For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today.”
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann is the founder and rabbi of Mishkan Chicago, the innovative spiritual community she established in 2011 to create a vibrant, inclusive and deeply engaging approach to Jewish life, which has grown over the past 15 years into a 700 family synagogue. A Stanford graduate ordained at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, she previously served as the first rabbinic fellow at IKAR in Los Angeles. Her work brings together Jewish learning and prayer, music, spirituality, social responsibility and community building.
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld has served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles since 2009. A graduate of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, he is known for his innovative approach to prayer and spiritual life, his teaching of Torah and mindfulness, and his passionate engagement with Zionism and the State of Israel. Rabbi Kligfeld is also deeply involved in mentoring emerging rabbis and building interfaith relationships, particularly with the Muslim community.
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Rabbi Ed Feinstein is a longtime rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino and a distinguished lecturer at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University. A gifted teacher, theologian and storyteller, he is the author of several acclaimed books exploring Jewish thought, meaning and responsibility. His most recent book, “In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism,” examines the life and thought of his mentor, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.