Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values in Contemporary Society – How Do They Coexist?
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion between Touro President Dr. Alan Kadish, author of The Jewish Intellectual Tradition and Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, author of To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values.
Dr. Alan Kadish
Dr. Alan Kadish is the president of the Touro College and University System, author of The Jewish Intellectual Tradition, a noted educator, researcher and administrator who is training the next generation of communal, business and healthcare leaders.
Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn
Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn is a lecturer, the academic director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation and author of To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values.
Dr. Korn is a graduate of Yeshiva College. He completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at Columbia University and received semicha from the Chief Rabbinate in Israel. He has taught general and Jewish philosophy at Columbia, Yeshiva and Seton Hall Universities.
In To Be a Holy People, he discusses the challenges of modern ethics for Jewish tradition and mitzvot.
Part of the online lecture series "Touro Talks" presented by Touro experts.
