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Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
July 25 @ 4:45 pm
The Mourner’s Kaddish, the most misunderstood Jewish prayer
Enjoy food, drink, and a fun, substantive, and reflective rabbi-led conversation before Shabbat services.
Join us as we explore the essence of the Mourner’s Kaddish, perhaps the most misunderstood prayer in Judaism. We will ask questions such as: Why is this prayer said by mourners, if it is not specifically related to death and mourning? What are the deeper theological claims of the prayer, and how might we relate to them today?
Our guest leader this week is Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, President and CEO of the Hadar Institute. Elie proudly serves on the board of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. He has previously worked as a journalist, banker, and corporate fraud investigator. A graduate of Harvard College, Elie completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was also ordained. A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Dorot Fellow, Elie is a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America. He was selected as an inaugural AVI CHAI Fellow, and is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities.
