Islam and Judaism both claim the supreme sacrifice for the eldest sons of their respective traditions. We’ll look at similarities and differences between the quranic and biblical tellings of the story and how they developed over time. We’ll reflect on the significance of those differences for Jewish-Islamic relations.
Member fee $25, or included in Friday morning package; non-member fee $35
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DAVID GOTTLIEB is Director of Jewish Studies at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in the History of Judaism from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 2018. He has written for several publications, including Tablet Magazine, the Journal of Religion, and the Encylopedia of the Bible and its Reception. He is the author of Second Slayings: The Binding of Isaac and the Formation of Jewish Memory (Gorgias Press, 2019)
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