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: Registration
15:30 - 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 Judaism
16:00 - 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 Shalom
17:45 - 18:45: Human Rights in the Bible Lands: a gallery talk | Museum staff and Tmura fellows
19:00 - 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 Margolin
12:30 - 13:20: Religious coersion vs. Freedom of Thought in the Bible and in contemporary Judaism | Yehoshua Sobol
13:30 - 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 | 02-5611060
Tmura: Dovy Avigor: 052-8305763| www.tmuraisrael.org.il
Sunday to Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 to 17:30; Wednesday, 9:30 to 21:30; Friday and Holiday eves, 9:30 to 14:00. During the months of July and August, the museum will be open seven days a week.
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