MEETING TIME
THE 1ST OR 2ND
MONDAY OF THE MONTH
7-8:30PM
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MEETING ADDRESS
THE VILLAGE CHURCH
1300 SHERMER ROAD, NORTHBROOK, IL
September 13
GREGORY ATHNOS | Emeritus Professor of Music, North Park University | Jewish Composers Who Did Not Survive the Holocaust: Hitler's Propaganda Camp at Terezin
October 4
RABBI EVAN MOFFIC | Makom Solel Lakeside, Highland Park, IL | Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes: A Study of the Scriptures Jesus Read
November 1
DR. MICHAEL RYDELNIK | Professor of Jewish Studies, Moody Bible Institute, Host of Open Line, Moody Radio | The 50 Most Important Bible Questions
December 6
AARON FRUH | President and CEO of Israel Team and editor of The Casualty of Contempt: The Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and What Can Be Done to Stop It
January 10
February 7
JEFF SCHOEP | A former neo-Nazi and the founding director of Beyond Barriers, a non-profit organization dedicated to a world devoid of extremism, radicalized organizations, hate, violence, coercive and violent ideologies
March 7
JOHN W. MAUCK | Attorney and the author of Paul On Trial: The Book of Acts as a Defense of Christianity and Jesus in the Courtroom: How to Engage the Legal System for the Good of His World
April 11
THE PASSOVER EXPERIENCE | Experience a traditional Passover Seder through the lens of the Jewish sages and the writers of the New Testament
May 2
Screening of SABINA: TORTURED FOR CHRIST, THE NAZI YEARS (2021) | See this powerful award-winning film about an ambitious, worldly atheist who was transformed by God's love and risked her life to save both Jews and her enemies in Nazi occupied Romania.
June - August | Summer Break
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:
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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival | March 10-27
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Purim begins the evening of Wed., Mar. 16, 2022
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Passover begins the evening of Fri., Apr. 15 and ends the evening of Sat., Apr. 23, 2022
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Easter | Sun., Apr. 17, 2022
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Humanitarian Awards Dinner | March 2022
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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) begins the evening of Wed., April 27, 2022
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A Journey to the Holy Land | May 17 - 28, 2022
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United States Memorial Museum Risa K. Lambert Luncheon, Sheraton Grand Chicago | TBA
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Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Sun., Sept. 25, 2022
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Yom Kippur begins the evening of Tue., Oct. 4, 2022
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Sukkot begins the evening of Sun., Oct. 9 and ends the evening of Sun., Oct. 16, 2022
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Hanukkah begins the evening of Sun., Dec. 18. and ends the evening of Mon., Dec. 26, 2022
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Fri., Jan. 27, 2023
PAST PRESENTERS:
Gregory Athnos, Dr. Richard Averbeck, Pastor John Bell, Jenny Berg Chandler, Mark Chassman, Dr. Stuart Dauermann, Aaron Elster, Rabbi Niles Goldstein, Dr. Ingrid Faro, Silvia Foti, Pastor Jacob Fronczak, Aaron Fruh, Daniel Gruber, Stan Guthrie, Alan Handler, Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Hayes, Dr. James Hoffmeier, Pastor David Jankowski, Dr. Boaz Johnson, Dr. Walter Kaiser, Karen Kaplan, Rev. Dr. George Koch, Josh Larsen, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, John W. Mauck, Rabbi Evan Moffic, Dr. John Monson, Todd Morehead, Dr. Paul Nelson, Dr. Theresa Newell, Brian Newman, Randy Newman, Rev. Dan McNerney, Dr. Jacob Rosenberg, Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Mimi Sagadin, Ben Schlan, Jeff Schoep, Agnes Schwartz, Dr. Tim Sigler, Kevin Singer, Dr. Andrew Steinmann, Dan Strull, Wes Taber, Lois Tverberg, Murray Tilles, Michelle Van Loon, Dr. Michael Wechsler, Dr. Joel Willits, Michael Wolf, Dr. Julius Wong-Loi Sing, Jack Zimmerman
Please note that our current and past presenters do not necessarily share the same theological, doctrinal, or methodological perspectives, and their participation is not an endorsement of the Kesher Forum, the host church, or any of the organizations its participants are affiliated with. We don't expect them to. But we all agree that it is possible to learn from and have respectful dialogue with people we may disagree with and they with us.
Who is wise? One who learns from all people.
Talmud
That is the spirit of the Kesher Forum.