February 05, 2012   12 Sh'vat 5772
Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA
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Our 2011 Scholar-in-Residence was Dr. Michael Marmur. This weekend of learning is made possible by a generous gift from Lillian and Charles (z”l) Kaplan.

2011 Scholar-in-Residence Weekend  

2011 Scholar-in-Residence Materials, Handouts and Bibliography from Dr. Michael Marmur's Lectures:

  1. Handout from his first talk entitled “Searching for Heschel: Who He Was and Why He Matters”
  2. Handout from his second talk entitled “Go to Pharaoh: Heschel Reads the Weekly Portion”
  3. Handout from his third talk entitled “Pluralism, Do We Need It? How Do We Achieve It?”
  4. Handout from his fourth talk entitled “My Legs Were Praying: Making a Difference in the World"

Rabbi Marmur suggested the following books for further study of this subject matter, available in our library:

  • The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
  • God In Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
  • The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays in Applied Religion
  • Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity
  • Heavenly Torah: As Refracted through the Generations

Click here for the full bibliography from our librarian, Pat Pawelak-Kort.


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