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Rabbi, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning

Rabbi Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Rabbi Eilberg directs interfaith dialog programs in the Twin Cities, including at the Jay Phillips Center for Jewish-Christian Learning and the St. Paul Interfaith Network. She is deeply engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as with issues of conflict within the Jewish community.

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"If I Were in Charge of the World . . . "

What if we all created regular opportunities in which we were powerfully confronted with the reality that “the other” is just like us? Perhaps minds and hearts would be changed. More…

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To know and care about Palestinians and to strongly advocate for a strong, viable and recognized State of Palestine is the only way to be truly “pro-Israel” in our day, for the status quo can only bring more violence to all the people of the region. This conference marks the coming of age of a movement of people passionate about being pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, pro-democracy, and pro-justice. More…

Cemeteries and Battlefields

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Spending time with people who are dying can make us kinder, as we contemplate the core of human suffering and mortality. Could we bring some of this consciousness into the rest of life? More…

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