About AJC AJC seeks a secure Jewish future in a more just world, believing that each pursuit depends upon the other. Through AJC’s 27 U.S. chapters, 8 offices overseas, and 28 official partnerships with communities around the world, AJC works to build bridges, advance security, promote human rights, support Israel and strengthen Jewish life. AJC Westchester has traditionally been one of the most vibrant and exciting regions with over 1,000 members throughout the county. AJC Westchester works to fulfill this mission through programs and activities including advocating for Israel and finding ways to bring American and Israeli Jews closer together. The Region welcomes members who support its endeavors and participate in its programs. For more information on these programs or to sign up for our weekly e-blast listing all programs, visit us on the web at www.AJC.org/westchester. Upcoming Programs include: March 10th – “Israel’s Economic Miracle,” featuring author Dan Senor. Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY. March 24th to April 14t - 10th Annual Westchester Jewish Film Festival – Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY. April 27-29, 2011 - AJC 2011 Global Forum. Connect with world leaders. Be a global Jewish advocate. Engage on the most important issues of the day. Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC. About the Brother J. Driscoll Professorship The Brother John G. Driscoll Professorship in Jewish-Catholic Studies is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rudin, ‘86H, New York City, to Iona College to honor President Emeritus Br. Driscoll’s 50 years as a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. As a program in Jewish-Catholic Studies, the Driscoll Professorship will add a unique perspective to the fulfillment of Iona’s mission to prize the values of justice, peace, and service. The Driscoll Professorship dedicates itself to: Effecting mutual understanding between the peoples of the Jewish and Catholic faiths; Fostering learning about the similarities and differences surrounding shared beliefs in God, faith, and the values of justice and life; Exploring a common foundation in the themes of covenantal relationship; Deepening understanding about the effects and implications of the Shoah; Celebrating the spiritual vitality and gifts of the two faiths. In the spirit of Br. Driscoll’s passion for Jewish-Catholic studies, the Driscoll Professorship takes Br. Driscoll’s hopes as its own: That ancient truths will be revered. That hidden truths will be revealed. That new ways will be found to touch the human heart. Driscoll Professorship in Jewish-Catholic Studies Shared Roots, Divergent Paths Series Presents The Chosen and the Saved Tuesday, March 1, 2011 7:30pm Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall Iona College New Rochelle, New York Featured Speakers Dr. Arthur Green is the Rector of the Rabbinical School of and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is Professor Emeritus at Brandeis University, where he occupied the distinguished Philip W. Lown Professorship of Jewish Thought. He is both a historian of Jewish religion and a theologian; his work seeks to form a bridge between these two distinct fields of endeavor. Educated at Brandeis and at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he received rabbinic ordination, Dr. Green studied with such important teachers as Alexander Altmann, Nahum N. Glatzer, and Abraham Joshua Heschel, of blessed memory. He has taught Jewish mysticism, Hasidism, and theology to several generations of students at the University of Pennsylvania, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (where he served as both Dean and President), Brandeis, and now at Hebrew College. He has taught and lectured widely throughout the Jewish community of North America as well as in Israel, where he visits frequently. He was the founder of Havurat Shalom in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1968 and remains a leading independent figure in the Jewish renewal movement. He was the founding Dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School. Dr. Green is the author of over a dozen books. Best-known among his scholarly works are Tormented Master: A Life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav and Keter: The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism. In Seek My Face, Speak My Name: A Contemporary Jewish Theology and EHYEH: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow he turns to the mystical tradition as a key source for a religious language that will speak to the many spiritual seekers in our generation. Dr. Green is also well known for his translations and interpretations of Hasidic teachings, including The Language of Truth: Teachings from the Sefat Emet by Rabbi Judah Leib Alter of Ger. His most recent book (2010) is Radical Judaism: Re-thinking God and Tradition, published by Yale University Press. John Merkle is professor of theology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in central Minnesota and the director of the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, which is a collaborative enterprise of Saint John’s University and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Deeply involved in Christian-Jewish dialogue for more than three decades, he has been chair of the Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations, a national organization of Christian scholars engaged in the study of Judaism and of Christianity in relation to Judaism, and a co-editor of Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, the electronic journal of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations. Along with dozens of published articles and reviews, he has written and edited four books, including Faith Transformed: Christian Encounters with Jews and Judaism (2003) and Approaching God: The Way of Abraham Joshua Heschel (2009), both published by Liturgical Press. Program I. Opening Remarks Elena Procario-Foley, PhD, Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Chair, Religious Studies Department, Iona College II. Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Speakers Clifford Wolf, Co-Chair, Interfaith Outreach Committee, AJC Westchester III. The Chosen and the Saved. Speakers: a. Dr. Arthur Green, Rector of Rabbinical School, Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy at Hebrew College. b. John Merkle, Director, Jay Philips Center for Interfaith Learning, University of St. Thomas. IV. Question and Answer Session V. Concluding Remarks from Speakers VI. Program Adjournment Elena Procario-Foley, Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Chair, Religious Studies Department, Iona College Thank You The Driscoll Professorship is made possible through a generous endowment from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rudin, ‘86H. Program Chairs – Caren Ellis Fried and Clifford Wolf(AJC), Elena ProcarioFoley, PhD (Iona) AJC Westchester Board of Directors (Candy Gould, President) AJC Westchester Staff o Director – Scott Richman o Associate Director – Jill Friedman o Leadership Development Associate – Vicki Kline o Office Administrator - Valencia Latty Wynter Iona College o Elena Procario-Foley, PhD, Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Chair, Religious Studies Department, Iona College o Amy Hernandez & Ashley Scully, Graduate assistants to Driscoll Professorship o Milton Woody, Facilities o Jason Bellot, Information Technologies o Chartwells Catering