Hayyim and Esther Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian StudiesOn Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Norm (Serra Hall), the Hayyim and Esther Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian studies will present the Town of Colonie Jewish Association Annual Lecture. Rabbi Eugene Korn will speak on "The Holocaust and the Covenant: Reflecting on Our Future." The lecture is free and open to the public.
The Institute creates a learning atmosphere in which the wealth of human diversity can be celebrated on campus. The Institute provides programming that improves the academic environment for Jewish faculty and students by making research funds available, improving the library's holdings and by bringing major scholars to the campus. In conjunction with Sodexho food service and the Vaad HaKashruth of the Jewish Community Federation, the Institute provides kosher food during its events. These programs have created an opportunity for Jews and Christians to meet together to discuss areas of mutual concern, to express their diversity and rejoice in their commonalities. |
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Peter Zaas, Ph.D., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and educated at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Oberlin College, The University of Chicago, and Duke University. At the University of Chicago he earned a M.A. and Ph.D.in the Department of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, writing his doctoral dissertation on the communication of moral language in the letters of Paul. After teaching for three years at Hamilton College, he joined the Religious Studies faculty at Siena in 1982. He has traveled the world with Siena College students bringing his classroom teachings to life.