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Tuesday, December 24 • 13:30 - 14:30
People of the Nook: the faces of 21st century Jewish writing

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Four published authors - a rabbi, a scholar, a literary editor, and a journalist - discuss the trends and challenges of contemporary Jewish books.
Presenters
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Yuval Cherlow

Zohar / Yeshivat AMIT
Yuval Cherlow is the head Yeshivat Hesder AMIT OROT SHAUL .He is a founding member of the Tzohar Rabbinical Organisation. He has published many books and articles, dealing with topics in Halacha, Biblical exegesis, Modern Jewish Philosophy Ethics. He is a member of various Israeli... Read More →
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Gila Fine

Koren Publishers Jerusalem
Gila Fine is the editor-in-chief of Maggid Books (Koren Publishers Jerusalem). She’s a teacher of talmudic narrative, and has taught at the Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and the Hartman Institute. Gila is the former editor of 'Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation', and the... Read More →
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Ilene Prusher

Ilene is a US-born journalist and novelist who lives in Jerusalem. A former war correspondent, she writes the Jerusalem Vivendi blog for Haaretz and teaches writing workshops. Her first novel, 'Baghdad Fixer', was published last fall. She is the literary editor 'The Negotiator... Read More →
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Jeffrey Saks

Director, ATID & WebYeshiva.org
Jeffrey, founder of ATID and its WebYeshiva.org programme, edited 'Wisdom From All My Teachers'; 'To Mourn a Child: Jewish Responses to Childhood Death'; and authored 'Spiritualizing Halakhic Education'. He is associate editor of 'Tradition' journal, and editor of 'The Agnon Library... Read More →
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Tamra Wright

London School of Jewish Studies
Tamra is Director of Academic Studies at LSJS and a visiting lecturer at King's College London. A specialist in Jewish philosophy, she is the author of 'The Twilight of Jewish Philosophy: Emmanuel Levinas's Ethical Hermeneutics' and co-editor of ‘Radical Responsibility: Celebrating... Read More →

Tuesday December 24, 2013 13:30 - 14:30 GMT
Arts - Conference