We invite you to attend a colloquium in honor and memory of Mrs. Leah Adler z”l, beloved Head Librarian of the Gottesman Library of Hebraica and Judaica, who substantially built its collection and guided its development over a period of decades. The colloquium will take place b”H on the 5th floor of the Gottesman Library on Sunday, October 26th at 6 pm, with collation to follow.
The program will be devoted to the three areas which were closest to Leah z”l’s heart: Tanakh, Eretz Israel and her German-Jewish heritage and will consist of the following presentations: Rabbi Meir Goldwicht, Joel and Maria Finkle Visiting Israeli Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary: אהבת עולם אהבתיך- אהבת ארץ ישראל של לאה אדלר לבית יסלזון ז"ל ("I have loved thee with an everlasting love": Leah Jeselsohn Adler z"l's love of the Land of Israel) Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman, Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary: The Halakhic Status of Jerusalem Today Professor Naomi Cohen Grunhaus, Associate Professor of Bible, The Bernard Revel Graduate School and Stern College, Yeshiva University: Anti-Halakhic and Non-Halakhic Interpretations in Ramban’s Torah Commentary Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Berger, Professor of Biblical Studies and Administrator, Hebraic and Judaic Studies, Dept. of Classical and Oriental Studies, Hunter College: Creation and Divine Purpose: Radak on Psalm 104 Mali Adler Brofsky (Leah z”l’s daughter), senior faculty member and director of the Shana Bet program at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim: Leah Adler: a Personal Life of Giving [pre-recorded] Shulamith Z. Berger, Curator of Special Collections and Hebraica-Judaica, Mendel Gottesman Library: The King of Prussia and the censorship of Aleinu Professor Elisheva Carlebach, Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture and Society, Dept. of History, Columbia University: The Record-Keepers of Early Modern Ashkenaz We hope that you will attend. To complete the registration form please click on this link https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yu.libcal.com/calendar/Events/leahadlerzl__;!!KGKeukY!28fPfp_G8oAE1L1PBd_xVFPy2Pci_NIMx0yG-9GoWHPtMuEseP0kDXF7JU4x6zxtSvLSnT2fVucyQmttwQKmX0CKdIXPipXUyxLi$ .
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