Interfaith CincinnatiPlease join us as we reflect on American Jewish Committee’s impact and celebrate Jewish advocacy in Cincinnati. Partake in a meaningful evening with friends and community leaders, help welcome new board members, and thank our outgoing members.
Our featured keynote will be Avital Leibovich, Director of AJC’s Jerusalem office. She will share valuable insights on the pressing issues facing Israel and the region as well as field questions from the audience.
Advancing Critical Study: Free Expression, Academic Freedom and the Mission of Liberal Jewish Higher Learning
Tuesday, April 8
11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. PT
This is a hybrid event, taking place on the New York Campus of Hebrew Union College and on Zoom.
Frederick M. Lawrence, Secretary and CEO, The Phi Beta Kappa Society; Distinguished Lecturer, Georgetown Law
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With Rabbi David Aaron, Ph.D.
Professor of Hebrew Bible and History of Interpretation
Tuesday, April 29
12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. Israel
Hybrid Event: In person and on Zoom
Engaging with religious canon potentially raises questions that challenge a person’s or community’s ethical values. David Aaron explores these questions through the lens of Pirke Avot, one of the central compilations of Jewish ethical teachings of the Rabbinic period.
With Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March 11
12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. Israel
Online Event
Learn about the origins of the modern Purim play in Eastern European yeshivas of the early nineteenth century and how they developed in American institutions of Jewish learning across the Jewish spectrum, including here at Hebrew Union College. This event is cosponsored by the American Jewish Archives.
AJC Cincinnati will host its 32nd annual Community Intergroup Seder on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 11:30a.m.-1:15 p.m. We look forward to welcoming local community leaders and others from diverse backgrounds as we join to commemorate the Passover holiday. Invitations with more information and tickets will be available in early 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
AJC Community Intergroup Seder
Mayerson JCC
Learn how Hillel Poland is working day in and day out to deal with issues confronting young Jews all over the world, as well as providing support and community to Ukrainian refugees who have not seen their homes in years as the war with Russia persists.
Monday, December 2, 2024
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Adam
10001 East Loveland Madeira Road Loveland, OH 45140
Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 12:30 p.m.
“Zion – a Place of an Idea.” with Rabbi Haim Rechnitzer, Ph.D., Professor of Jewish Thought
Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
A recording of this session will be available.
In Sacred Land, legendary American photographer Ralph Gibson, and producer Martin Cohen, have created a unique photographic exhibition and publication that capture the soul of Israel, both ancient and contemporary. The photographs convey the fundamental humanity and underlying affinities that connect all who deem this land as sacred, and express aspirations for mutual understanding and peace.
For more information about the event, please contact Autumn Wheeler at awheeler@huc.edu.
On View: October 31, 2024 – February 23, 2025
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Tours/Information: awheeler@