Temple Beth Am

2012 Scholar-in-Residence Registration

Join us for our 2012 Lillian and Charles Kaplan Memorial Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. William Cutter on "Midrash, Healing and Hope."

Shabbat Service and Lecture, Friday February 10, 8:00 PM
American Progress: From Healthy Judaism to Healthy Jews
Dr. Cutter will explore the move in American Jewish life from communal concerns to concerns with individual destiny. Such topics as “My place in America” vs. “My place in the World;” and to what extent religious individualism may be a mixed blessing.

Luncheon and Lecture, Saturday February 11, 12:00 PM
The Encounter of Moses and Jethro: Sharing Power and the Misheberach Prayer
Dr. Cutter will consider the upsides and the downsides of the democratization of the Jewish community. How did the Misheberach prayer change the way we think about healing?

Desserts and Havdallah, Saturday February 11, 7:30 PM
Healing Words at Their Best: American and Israeli Poets on Health and Healing
Dr. Cutter will reflect upon the Poetry of the Hebrew language, illuminating the language of illness and healing.

Coffee and Lecture, Sunday February 12, 10:00 AM
Putting God in the Doctor-Patient Ratio
God and Doctors: a friendly opposition or the beginning of collaboration?

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