He's been a professor of Jewish studies, a congregational rabbi, Jewish book editor for Tikkun magazine and a Wexner Institute scholar. He also brought together leading Israeli and Palestinian peace activists, politicians and religious leaders in the Road to Peace Conference in 1989. He'll draw us into the history, experience and philosophy of our Jewish ancestors, while shedding light on our own lives as Jews today.
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It has intrigue, sex. But Passover, by contrast, is about liberation, understanding the mission of the Jewish people and their contribution to their country and the world. The three areas often overlap. There were members of left-wing groups and farmers. For Sukkot, they built a big community sukkah, hanging their produce from the open roof.