September 14
DR. MICHAEL RYDELNIK | Host of Moody Radio's OpenLine | Author of How Should Christians Think About Israel?: A Quick Guide to God's Covenants, Biblical Prophecy, and the Jewish People, as well as several others.
October 5
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Screening of OCTOBER 7: BEARING WITNESS TO THE MASSACRE | An award-winning documentary that honors the victims of October 7, 2023, sets the record straight on the history of Gaza, and tells the story of the most tragic day in Jewish history since the Holocaust
November 2
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RABBI EVAN MOFFIC | Makom Solel Lakeside, Highland Park, IL | Author of First the Jews: Combating the World's Oldest Hate Campaign and What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Jewishness of Jesus
December 7
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PASTOR JIM SCUDDER, JR. | Quentin Road Baptist Church | President of Dayspring Bible College & Seminary | Host of InGrace on TBN | Author of The Spiritual War Against Israel
January 11
DR. DYANNE MARTIN | Associate Professor of English and Core Studies at Wheaton College and a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)
February 1
DR. MICHAEL WECHSLER | University of Warsaw, Faculty of History, Institute of History, Research Associate
March 1
MICHELLE VAN LOON | Author of Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma, as well as several others
April 26
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THE PASSOVER EXPERIENCE | Experience the Passover Seder through the lens of the Jewish sages and the writers of the New Testament​​
REGISTRATION WILL BE REQUIRED​
May 3 (Yom HaShoah)
Program at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, Skokie, Illinois
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REGISTRATION WILL BE REQUIRED
June 7
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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. 9, 2026
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Rosh Hashanah (5786) begins the evening of Fri., Sept. 11, 2026
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Yom Kippur begins the evening of Sun., Sept. 20, 2026
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Sukkot begins the evening of Fri., Sept. 25 and ends the evening of Fri., Oct. 2, 2026
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Hanukkah begins the evening of Fri., Dec. 4 and ends the evening of Sat., Dec. 12, 2026
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Wed., Jan. 27, 2027
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Purim begins the evening of Mon., Mar. 22, 2027
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Humanitarian Awards Dinner | TBA
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Easter | Sun., Mar. 28, 2027
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Passover begins at sundown on Wed., Apr. 21 and ends the evening of Thu., Apr. 29, 2027
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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) begins at sundown on Mon., May 3, 2027
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Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) in 2027 begins at sundown on Tuesday, May 11, 2027
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PAST PRESENTERS:
Dr. Lina Abujamra, Gregory Athnos, Dr. Andrew Abernethy, Dr. Lina Abujamra, 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, Rabbi Ari Hart, Dr. Peter Hayes, Dr. James Hoffmeier, Serene Hudson, Pastor David Jankowski, Dr. Boaz Johnson, Dr. Walter Kaiser, Karen Kaplan, Rev. Dr. George Koch, Josh Larsen, Max Long, 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, Lindsay Pinchuk, Dr. Jacob Rosenberg, Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Mimi Sagadin, Ben Schlan, Jeff Schoep, Agnes Schwartz, Bob Schwartz, Scott Scwhartz, Rev. Hesham Shehab, 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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