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Rabbi Alan Brill, Ph.D., delivered a lecture for The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies’ annual lecture in honor of the life and legacy of its founding director, Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher.
Rabbi Brill will present, “A Jewish View of Contemporary Ideas of the Trinity,” online as the 29th Annual Monsignor John. M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture on October 27, 2022. at 7:45 p.m.
Eli S. McCarthy, Ph.D. will present, “Nonviolence: Intersectional Praxis for Covid-19 and Systemic Racism,” online at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Monsignor John. M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture.
The Graduate Program in Jewish-Christian Studies is offering a free Teacher Study Day for professional development March 13.