Panel discussion with the artists, moderated by Warren Klein, Museum Director & Curator, Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica, Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York. Seventeen artists, from New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Norway, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States, reflect on their spiritual journeys to Judaism through conversion.
Karolina and Piotr Jakoweńko, dedicated Polish researchers,
educators, and guardians of Polish Jewish heritage, will present
their latest historical project: the Będzin Ghetto Fighters House.
Remarks by Elinor Carucci, an award-winning fine art photographer whose work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions worldwide and The New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Time, W, Aperture, and ARTnews, among others. Carucci’s photographs are also included in prestigious museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Jewish Museum, and the Houston
Museum of Fine Art, among others.
Join us in celebrating the Rabbinic Ordination and Academic Convocation of our Israeli Reform leaders on Friday, October 31, 2025 (9 Heshvan 5786) at the Taube Family Campus.
 Enjoy a light lunch and illustrated overview of the exhibition followed by a walk-through of the exhibition.
Join 91¶¶Òõ and Temple Israel for a Festival of Song featuring a full performance of "The Song of Jonah," a cantata for soloist, choir, and orchestra. This award-winning piece by Cantor Justin Callis '25 tells the story of the biblical Book of Jonah in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish. Rabbi Gelfand will be recognized for his 50th year in the rabbinate and all his work as an esteemed member of the HUC Board of Governors and over 20 years on the President’s Rabbinic Council.
