The Bible and Current Affairs

Tmura: Israeli Judaism and the Bible Lands Museum present “The Bible and Current Affairs”: a two day conference on the bible as a source of inspiration for contemporary Israeli leadership and creativity. The conference will take place at the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem.

Thursday, December 9, 2010:

15:00 – 15:30: Registration15:30 – 16:00: The World of the Bible and Israeli Current Affairs | Amanda Weiss: Museum director, Rabbi Simon Moss of Tmura and The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism16:00 – 17:30: Lifecycle events and holidays in the Bible and in Israeli secular society today | Rabbi Simon Moss, Professor Yaira Amit, Binyamin Yogev, Rabbi Dr. Adam Shalom17:45 – 18:45: Human Rights in the Bible Lands: a gallery talk | Museum staff and Tmura fellows19:00 – 20:00: Bible Stories and Other Stories | Adi Ness talks about his work

Friday, December 10, 2010:

10:15 – 12:15: Human rights in the Bible and in Israeli Public Education today | Judge Dr. Elyakim Rubenstein, Professor Yaakov Malkin, Professor Uriel Simone, Professor Ron Margolin12:30 – 13:20: Religious coersion vs. Freedom of Thought in the Bible and in contemporary Judaism | Yehoshua Sobol13:30 – 14:15: Kabbalat Shabbat in Hebrew and English | Open to the public

For more information and to register:

The Bible Lands Museum: | www.blmj.org.il | 02-5611060Tmura: Dovy Avigor: 052-8305763| www.tmuraisrael.org.il