October 6
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Screening of SHADOWS OF OCTOBER with Producer Levi Hazen | This documentary dives into the events of October 7 and exposes the rapid, worldwide surge in antisemitic sentiment. Through firsthand accounts, this film reveals how ignorance and fear fuel hatred – and how education, solidarity, and courage can overcome it.
December 8
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SERENE HUDSON | Adjunct Faculty, Moody Bible Institute, History of the Holocaust and the Crisis of Evil
January 5
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February 2
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March 2
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April 6
THE PASSOVER EXPERIENCE | Experience a traditional Passover Seder through the lens of the Jewish sages and the writers of the New Testament​
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May 4
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June 1
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OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:​
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United States Memorial Museum Risa K. Lambert Luncheon, Sheraton Grand Chicago | Wed., Sept. 3, 2025
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Rosh Hashanah (5785) begins the evening of Mon., Sept. 22, 2025
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Yom Kippur begins the evening of Wed., Oct. 1, 2025
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Sukkot begins the evening of Mon., Oct. 6 and ends the evening of Mon., Oct. 13, 2025
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Hanukkah begins the evening of Sun., Dec. 14 and ends the evening of Mon., Dec. 22, 2025
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Tue., Jan. 27, 2026
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Purim begins the evening of Mon., Mar. 2, 2026
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Humanitarian Awards Dinner | TBA
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Passover begins the evening of Wed., Apr. 1 and ends the evening of Thu., Apr. 9, 2026
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Easter | Sun., Apr. 5, 2026
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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) begins the evening of Apr. 13, 2026
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PAST PRESENTERS:
Dr. Lina Abujamra, Gregory Athnos, Dr. Andrew Abernethy, Dr. Richard Averbeck, Pastor John Bell, Dr. Aubrey Buster, Jenny Berg Chandler, Mark Chassman, Dr. James Coakley, 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. Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Dr. Jacob Rosenberg, Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Mimi Sagadin, Ben Schlan, Jeff Schoep, Agnes Schwartz, Dr. Tim Sigler, Kevin Singer, Danny Spungen, Dr. Andrew Steinmann, Dan Strull, Wes Taber, Julianna Taimoorazy, Lois Tverberg, Murray Tilles, Michelle Van Loon, Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Michael Wechsler, Dr. Joel Willits, Michael Wolf, Dr. Julius Wong-Loi Sing, Marty Zak, Jack Zimmerman
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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.
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Who is wise? One who learns from all people.
Talmud
That is the spirit of the Kesher Forum.
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