October 7 | 6:30PM
Screening of SCREAMS BEFORE SILENCE (featuring Sheryl Sanberg) | a highly-acclaimed documentary film on the sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023
Followed by the livestream broadcast of the October 7th Memorial sponsored by the Jewish United Fund of Chicago
PROGRAM BEGINS AT 6:30PM
January 13
TBD
February 3
TBD
March 3
TBD
April 14
THE PASSOVER EXPERIENCE | Experience a traditional Passover Seder through the lens of the Jewish sages and the writers of the New Testament
TICKETS WILL BE REQUIRED
May 2
TBD
OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:
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United States Memorial Museum Risa K. Lambert Luncheon, Sheraton Grand Chicago | Mon., Sept. 9, 2024
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Rosh Hashanah (5784) begins the evening of Wed., Oct. 2, 2024
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Yom Kippur begins the evening of Fri., Oct. 11, 2024
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Sukkot begins the evening of Wed., Oct. 16 and ends the evening of Wed., Oct. 23, 2024
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Hanukkah begins the evening of Wed., Dec. 25 and ends the evening of Thu., Jan. 2, 2025
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Mon., Jan. 27, 2025
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Purim begins the evening of Sat., Mar. 13, 2025
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Humanitarian Awards Dinner | TBA
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Passover begins the evening of Sat., Apr. 12 and ends the evening of Sun., Apr. 20, 2025
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Easter | Sun., Apr. 20, 2025
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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) begins the evening of Wed., Apr. 23, 2025
PAST PRESENTERS:
Gregory Athnos, Dr. Andrew Abernethy, 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, Dr. Peter Hayes, Dr. James Hoffmeier, Pastor David Jankowski, Dr. Boaz Johnson, Dr. Walter Kaiser, Karen Kaplan, Rev. Dr. George Koch, Josh Larsen, 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, Dr. Jacob Rosenberg, Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Mimi Sagadin, Ben Schlan, Jeff Schoep, Agnes Schwartz, 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
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.
Who is wise? One who learns from all people.
Talmud
That is the spirit of the Kesher Forum.