Consider Esau as a misunderstood kid with ADHD, instead of Jacob’s less-worthy twin. Review Samson’s behavior through the lens of a conduct disorder. Think about Jonah as an icon of depression.
Calendar
- May 26Erev Shavuot
- May 27Shavuot I
- May 28Shavuot II
2012 Concert and Ordination
AJR Faculty, Alumni and Students will present a concert at Merkin Hall on May 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm. To order tickets, please visit the Merkin Hall box office. If you are interested in joining our list of sponsors, please contact Cantor Murray Simon.
After the concert, join us the next day as Doug Alpert, Ellen Bernstein and Hayley Siegel are ordained as rabbis. To put an ad in our ordination journal, please click here.
Please click here for the full invitation.News & Announcements
April 12, 2012 - Recent books by AJR facultyApril 4, 2012 - Don’t miss the press coverage of AJR's conference on Patrilineal DescentPatrilineal Descent is an issue that raises strong emotions in many Jewish circles. Dr. Ora Horn Prouser, AJR Executive Vice President and Academic Dean, wrote an opinion piece on the topic that was published
Featured Alumni Story
April 16, 2012 - Rabbi Sanford Olshansky
Rabbi Sanford (Sandy) Olshansky is the product of a dysfunctional Jewish background. His European-born, Yiddish-speaking parents, z”l, were both raised in Orthodox homes. The Judaism of his mother’s family was joyous and loving and she embraced it. The Judaism of his father’s family was dogmatic and heavy-handed. Sandy’s father, uncle and aunts all rebelled. Sandy’s father used to complain that if his mother educated him too much about Judaism More...