Please join Beth El Temple for their last Friday Night Forum. Nurture your soul at a late Shabbat Evening service on Friday May 4th followed by an intellectually stimulating presentation on exploring the ancient origins of Judaic art with Dr. Richard Freund.
Dr. Freund is the Maurice Greenberg Professor of History at the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. On behalf of the University, he has directed seven archeological projects in Israel and three in Europe. He has appeared in 16 television documentaries on archeology and ancient religion, including the 2011 National Geographic special, “Finding Atlantis”. Dr. Freund just completed a new book “Digging Through History: Archeology and Religion from Atlantis to the Holocaust” that will be released in 2012.
All are welcome! For more information please contact 860-233-9696. All scholars’ books for the Friday Night Forums are available for purchase in the Beth El Temple office.
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Beth El Temple is an egalitarian congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The synagogue strives to create, sustain and strengthen Jewish unity and continuity through personal involvement in meaningful worship, ritual, learning and social action. All are welcome. Located at 2626 Albany Avenue in West Hartford, Beth El is home to worshippers who live in more than a dozen Central Connecticut cities. For more information, please contact Beth El at (860) 233-9696, on the web at www.bethelwesthartford.org or friend us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bethelwh.
