Meyer lecture features professor

Staff report

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The annual Rabbi Samuel Meyer Memorial Lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 29 at Temple El-Emeth, 3970 Logan Way, Youngstown.

Speaker for the ecumenical event is Jon D. Levenson, the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School since 1988. He will speak on “Abrahamic Theology in an Inter-Religious Context: Some Questions!”

Levenson is principally a specialist in the Hebrew Bible. His work concentrates on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, including its reinterpretations in the “rewritten Bible” of Second Temple Judaism and rabbinic midrash. He teaches a seminar in the use of medieval Jewish commentaries for purposes of modern biblical exegesis.

He is particularly interested in the philosophical and theological issues involved in biblical studies. Much of his work centers on the relationship of Judaism and Christianity. He has been active in Jewish-Christian dialogue.

The free ecumenical event is open to all. It honors the memory of the late religious leader of Temple El Emeth. A dessert reception, catered by Kravitz Delicatessen, will follow in the social hall.

The evening will conclude with the traditional “threefold” blessing involving local representatives of the Jewish, Catholic and Protestant communities.

The Rabbi Meyer Memorial Lecture series was co-founded by the Rev. George Balasko, pastor of St. Ann Church in East Liverpool.

For more information, contact Lou Jacquet at the Catholic Exponent, 330-744-5251.