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CANCELED: CJH-Fordham Series in Jewish-Christian Relations: ‘Passover Seders and Jewish-Christian Engagement in Postwar America’
2020-03-31 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 140 W 62nd St Room 213, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, 10023, United States
Passover is often described as the quintessential domestic Jewish holiday, celebrated by more American Jews than other religious ritual. Since the mid-20th century, however, seders have also been reinterpreted as auspicious sites for Jewish-Christian engagement.
While early modern European Christian writings about Jews often depicted the seder as a mysterious, secretive Jewish domestic ritual with sinister associations with murder and blood libel, contemporary American engagements with Passover have radically altered this depiction, moving the seder out of a private Jewish realm and reconceiving it as an opportunity for connection between Jews and Christians through the celebration of a ritual that an increasing number of Christians have come to regard as an important part of their own heritage.
This talk will examine some of the ways American Jews and Christians have reimagined their engagement with the Passover seder, both together and separately, and to consider the ways that Jewish texts and practices associated with Passover have been redefined and reinterpreted in order to serve new purposes and communities. An exploration of these different approaches to the seder can perhaps offer us a window into the multiple and shifting dynamics of Jewish-Christian relations in the post-World War II United States.

Blockhous Academy - Summer 2018 Session
2018-07-09 19:00 - 20:30
We are excited to announce the launch of Blockhous Academy!
Blockhous Academy’s objective is to provide our growing community with a fundamental understanding of core blockchain topics. Supported by our lead educational partner, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, our summer 2018 session will consist of four 90-minute classes on sequential Monday nights in July. Classes can be purchased à la carte or as a package. Those who complete all four classes will receive our inaugural Blockhous Academy Short Program Certificate.
As a member of the Fordham University community, please use “FordhamAlumni” at checkout to receive a 30 percent discount for the program. Additional details can be found on the registration page.
