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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: A Sacred Dialogue: The Conversation Between Liturgy and Poetry
Description: ABOUT THIS EVENT:
Liturgy is a kind of sacred poetry, using metaphors and imagery that spoke to our ancestors. What happens when we pair our liturgy with more contemporary poetry? How does poetry help us better understand the yearnings, pain, joy, and questions expressed in our liturgy? And how does it offer us new insights and ways to grapple with the big questions, with doubt, and with our aspirations?
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:
Rabbi Hara Person is the Chief Executive of Central Conference of American Rabbis. Previously, she was the CCAR’s Chief Strategy Officer. In that capacity, she oversaw the Co...