OAK PARK – Rabbi David Saperstein, the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will be Temple Emanu-El's Scholar in Residence during the weekend of Feb. 25. Under Rabbi Saperstein's leadership, the Religious Action Center has become one of them most powerful Jewish bodies in Washington and advocates on a broad range of social justice issues including church-state separation, AIDS awareness, and LGBT and reproductive rights. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Harvard Law Review. His latest book is "Jewish Dimensions of Social Justice: Tough Moral Choices of Our Time."
Rabbi Saperstein will speak at Erev Shabbat services at Temple Emanu-El at 8 p.m., and will also speak at a Lunch and Learn at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. The charge for the lunch is $12. He will also speak on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 9:30 a.m. All the talks are free and open to the public. Contact the Temple office for information at 248-967-4020. Temple Emanu-El is located at 14450 W. 10 Mile Rd. in Oak Park.
Rabbi David Saperstein at Temple Emanu-El
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