The UCA Department of Philosophy and Religion this week is hosting a three-night humanities lecture series entitled, “Into the Wilderness: Exploring Jewish Arkansas.”
The lecture series began last night and continues through tomorrow night. The events are being held in Doyne Health Sciences Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night, and they are open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Last night, Rabbi Eugene Levy of Little Rock’s Congregation B’nai Israel presented a lecture entitled, “From Classical Reform Judaism to 21st Century Reform Judaism in 20 Years.”
Tonight, Carolyn LeMaster speaks on “Threads of History: The Arkansas Jewish Collection.” LeMaster is the author of “A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s.”
Tomorrow night, James Moses, an associate professor of history at Arkansas Tech University, will talk about “Southern Rabbis and Social Justice in the South: Rabbi Ira Sanders of Little Rock.”
The lecture series is sponsored by The UCA Foundation, Humanities and World Cultures Institute, Department of Philosophy and Religion, and Department of History.