BJ and the Transformation of American Judaism with Dr. Jonathan Sarna
Throughout its long history, BJ has been an initiator of change in American Jewish religious life. As we begin our celebration of the BJ Bicentennial, join us for a presentation on BJ’s early years with Dr. Jonthan Sarna, preeminent scholar of American Jewish history. Dr. Sarna will discuss how BJ paved the way for developments that continue to shape the American synagogue and American Judaism as a whole.
Pricing
- In-person: $18 (members) | $25 (non-members) | Free with Shabbaton registration
- Online: $10 (members) | $18 (non-members) | Free with Shabbaton registration
Register for the BJ Bicentennial Shabbaton for complimentary tickets to this event.
BJ Bicentennial Shabbaton
Join us all weekend long at BJ’s Bicentennial Shabbaton, an immersive experience with soul-stirring music, heart-opening Torah, transformative prayer, and celebratory communal meals—including complimentary tickets to this lecture with Dr. Jonathan Sarna.
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More About Dr. Jonathan Sarna
Dr. Jonathan Sarna is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. He is also past president of the Association for Jewish Studies and Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Dubbed by the Forward newspaper in 2004 as one of America’s fifty most influential American Jews, he was Chief Historian for the 350th commemoration of the American Jewish community and is recognized as a leading commentator on American Jewish history, religion and life. In 2009, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He holds four honorary degrees.
Born in Philadelphia, and raised in New York and Boston, Dr. Sarna attended Brandeis University, the Boston Hebrew College, Merkaz HaRav Kook in Jerusalem, and Yale University, where he obtained his doctorate in 1979.