Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, a groundbreaking scholar of American Jewish history and the visionary chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, will speak at Congregation Knesset Israel. Her teaching will follow Shabbat morning services and a community kiddush lunch.

Shabbat morning sermon:  
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women and the Reimagining of American Judaism
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Conservative movement. How did the twentieth-century movement for women’s equality in Judaism end up serving as a catalyst for a reimagined Judaism in our own times? Together we will explore the ways in which new opportunities for American Jewish women paved the way for broader, creative changes in Jewish ritual, scholarship, and inclusion.

Shabbat following kiddush lunch: JTS and the Conservative Movement—Q&A with Chancellor Schwartz, moderated by Rabbi Weiner