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God's Gift, Our Responsibility – Rabbi David Ellenson in the Jerusalem Report

"We need to acknowledge our human dependency on the Divine. At the same time, there is the equally crucial need to recognize that God demands we assume responsibility. Hence we must appreciate the challenges of the Days of Awe. Both poles are required for us to realize our destiny as human beings."
Rabbi Ellenson Speaks on "Shaking the Conscience of American Jewry: The Rabbinical Students who Challenged Jewish Leaders to Push Forcefully for Holocaust Rescue" at Fordham University School of Law

In early 1943, the Synagogue Councils announced the establishment of an emergency committee of Christian and Jewish leaders to raise awareness of Nazi genocide and, following a suggestion of the students, a nationwide publicity campaign was held.
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On Exhibit at the Frances-Henry Library at HUC-JIR/LA: "Gershom Scholem and the Messianic Idea in Judaism"

Scholem's bibliography of works, his biography, and more information are available at the library.
Pre-doctoral M.A. in Jewish Studies to Commence in 2009; Accepting Applicants

HUC-JIR's new Pre-doctoral M.A. Program in Jewish Studies, commencing in 2009-2010, is designed to train a select cadre of students who aspire to become productive scholars in Jewish Studies.
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