Rockland community welcomes Jewish educator, Dr. Zohar Raviv
Dr. Zohar Raviv, international vice president of education for Taglit-Birthright Israel, an acclaimed educator and Jewish thinker, presents “Jewish Thinking Turned Upside-Down.” The program is set for Tuesday, March 7, at the New City Jewish Center at 7:30 p.m. He will discuss “God is Not a Religious Idea” on Wednesday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m., at the Rockland JCC campus.
He will focus on what the next generation thinks about being Jewish and what can be done about it for the Jewish future.
Sponsors include Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County, Hillel of Rockland, JCC Rockland, Rockland Jewish Family Service, Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education, Israel Bonds, Beth Am Temple, Congregations Shaarey Israel and Sons of Israel, Montebello, New City, Orangetown, and West Clarkstown Jewish Centers, Nanuet Hebrew Center, Reform Temple of Rockland, and Temple Beth Sholom, and private donors.
The New City Jewish Center is at 47 Old Schoolhouse Road. Call (845) 362-4200, ext. 180 or go to jewishrockland.org/raviv.
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