RRC has a longstanding commitment to educate Jewish leaders for a multifaith world. Thanks to a generous three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, RRC is developing a unique, comprehensive initiative to train rabbis who can foster understanding among people of all faiths. Current offerings include student internships, guest lectures, an evening salon with faith-based social activists, and a summer Jewish-Muslim retreat open to rabbinical students from all movements.

In March, 2008, RRC presented a public discussion by two renowned feminist scholars—one Muslim, one Jewish—moderated by a Christian theologian. Watch video highlights below. See participant bios.

Amina Wadud, Ph.D. & Susannah Heschel, Ph.D.
Why work in a multifaith context? [1.25 min.]

Amina Wadud, Ph.D.
Bringing women’s voices to the meaning of sacred text [1.5 min]

Susannah Heschel, Ph.D.
Why study women’s lives? [1.25 min]

Amina Wadud, Ph.D.
Challenge and opportunity [1.5 min]

See more panel highlights and other videos at the RRC Channel on YouTube. 

Participants:
Susannah Heschel, Ph.D., editor of “On Being a Jewish Feminist” and Eli Black Chair of Jewish studies at Dartmouth College; she is the daughter of scholar and civil rights activist Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, z”l

Amina Wadud, Ph.D., author of the groundbreaking “Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text From a Woman’s Perspective” and associate professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

Moderator Hal Taussig, Ph.D., professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, visiting professor of early Christianity at RRC and a practicing pastor

Co-Sponsors:
This event was co-sponsored by Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women and Gender Studies of RRC and Germantown Jewish Centre.

Learn about another RRC multifaith initiative designed for middle-school students, Abraham's Children.

See videos of RRC graduate Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner '97, speaking about the vital importance of multifaith education.