The Contemporary Issues Discussion Group (formerly the Faith Group) will present a special Monday morning program on October 28 at 10 am in the Gathering Room.
Rabbi James Rudin will discuss “Christians and Jews: The Unfinished Agenda”.
Rabbi Rudin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated from George Washington University with academic distinction.
He received his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) and did graduate studies in History at the University of Illinois. The rabbi holds honorary doctorates from Saint Leo University, Saint Martin’s University, and HUC-JIR.
As a member of the American Jewish Committee’s professional staff for 32 years, Rabbi Rudin served as the AJC’s Interreligious Affairs Director. He is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religion and Judaica at Saint Leo University and teaches at Florida Gulf Coast University Renaissance Academy.
Rabbi Rudin served congregations in Kansas City, Missouri, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and was a United States Air Force Chaplain stationed in Japan and Korea.
He is also a prolific author who wrote or edited seventeen books. In addition, he has been a Commentary writer for Religion News Service (RNS) since 1991. He received the Joseph Award of Villa Nazareth, a Pontifical institution; and the Eternal Light Award, Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, Saint Leo University.