You’re invited to a Free Book Launch
Virtual + Live
At Park Avenue Synagogue
A Conversation with Julian E. Zelizer and Rabbi Cosgrove
“When I marched in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.” From his words spoken in 1965 to this day, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel remains a model of the intersection between religion and progressive politics in mid-twentieth-century America. Explore Heschel’s early years and foundational influences; the fortuitous opportunity that brought him to the United States to study at Hebrew Union College and teach at the Jewish Theological Seminary; and his lasting legacy that has endured as a symbol of the fight to make progressive Jewish values relevant in the secular world.
Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of numerous books, and has written for CNN.com, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove is Senior Rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. In 1999 he was ordained at The Jewish Theological Seminary, and subsequently earned a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Editorial Board of Conservative Judaism. An officer of the New York Board of Rabbis, he is an advisor on interfaith affairs to the Anti-Defamation League and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of ten volumes of sermons and the editor of Jewish Theology in Our Time.
This event will take place online and in person at Park Avenue Synagogue.
This program is presented in partnership with Jewish Lives, Park Avenue Synagogue, and American Jewish University.
Save 25% + Free Shipping on Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement by Julian E. Zelizer. Use code HESCHEL at checkout.
