Einladung zum Kantorenkonzert
anlässlich der Feiern 200 Jahre Hamburger Israelitischer Tempel Sonnabend, 9. Dezember 2017 21. Kislew 5778 19:30 Uhr Weitere Informationen zum Programm finden Sie auf unserem Flyer. ©Tobias Barniske
200 Jahre liberales Judentum
Ein Gespräch mit Rabinner Homolka im Deutschlandfunk „Juden haben Erfahrungen gemacht wie Muslime heute“ Der Rabbiner und Potsdamer Hochschullehrer Walter Homolka sieht im Reformjudentum Denkanstöße für einen zeitgemäßen Islam. So akzeptieren Juden „das Landesrecht jenes Landes, in dem sie leben, als bindend“, sagte Homolka im Dlf. Das würde bedeuten: „Grundgesetz bricht Scharia-Recht“. Die komplette Aufzeichnung […]
Einladung zur Podiumsdiskussion Tradition und Erneuerung
Podiumsdiskussion anlässlich der ersten Alumni-Konferenz des Abraham Geiger Kollegs an der Universität Potsdam. Am Mittwoch, dem 22. November 2017, 4. Kislew 5778, um 18.30 Uhr. Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin Centrum Judaicum (Großer Saal) Tradition und Erneuerung: Die Rolle progressiver RabbinerInnen und KantorInnen in Europa im 21. Jahrhundert Auf ein Grußwort von Dr. Anja Siegemund folgt […]
Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis WS17/18
Unser kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis für das Wintersemester 2017/2018 finden Sie hier. Einen Auszug unserer Module der praktischen Ausbildung finden Sie hier.
End of Term Concert of Our Cantorial Program
The Students Recital on July 16 marked also the graduation of our cantorial student Svetlana Kundish who had just passed her final exams. Under the artistic direction of Cantor Israel Goldstein (New York) and Cantor Prof. Dr. Eliyahu Schleifer (Jerusalem), our students performed music of the synagogue, accompanied by Naaman Wagner. Together with teachers, alumni […]
Multireligious Service on the Eve of Berlin’s Christopher Street Day
In a multireligious service on the eve of Berlin’s Christopher Street Parade, June 21st, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City, delivered the sermon in presence of the Governing Mayor of Berlin ‒ she spoke from the same pulpit that Martin Luther King ascended in 1964 when he came to […]
Rabbi Walter Homolka New Chairman of the German Progressive Movement
On 30 July, 2017 the 23rd general assembly of the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany in Bonn has elected a new board with Rabbi Professor Walter Homolka as chairman. Rabbi Homolka (born1964) is rector of the Abraham Geiger College and a professor of Jewish theology at the University of Potsdam. He also serves as […]
Abraham Geiger Award 2017 to Amos Oz
On May 25th, the Abraham Geiger College conferred upon Israel’s foremost writer and intellectual Amos Ozl, the Abraham Geiger Award 2017. „He is a firm believer in humanity and its ability to change the world for the better,“ the accolade reads. „His confidence is our consolation.” The €10,000 prize, which was awarded to Chancellor Angela […]
A Comprehensive Introduction to Jewish and Israeli Law
An academic cooperation between Potsdam and Jerusalem closes a gap “It is absolutely remarkable that a German-Israeli joint-venture is behind the best overview in this field you can find on the market today,” said Elmar Esser at the German Bundestag on June12 during the book launch of “Jewish and Israeli Law: An Introduction”. The First […]
Passover 5777
Dear Friends, On Passover eve, we recount the Haggadah which tells the story of the exodus and says, „Whoever is in need, let him come and conduct the Seder of Passover. This year we are here: next year in the land of Israel. This year we are slaves; next year we will be free people.” […]