The lecture is open to the community free of charge with a reception following.
Registration is required for both the New York and Florida events.
The Ravich chair, made possible by a recent gift from David and Elaine Ravich, is in honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary and an acknowledgment of Mrs. Ravich's years of commitment to the Torah Fund Campaign, a project of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism. Reporters who wish to cover either event, please contact Marianna Mott Newirth. Founded in 1886, the Jewish Theological Seminary is the academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism, granting undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees through its five schools and offering enriching programs for the Jewish community in the US, Israel and around the world.