Dear friends,
Please join us for a fascinating and controversial discussion led by Rabbi David Eliezrie, author of this year’s National Jewish Book Awards finalist, “The Secret of Chabad.”
Topics to be discussed (followed by Q & A):
* THEY'RE EVERYWHERE: How did a small group of Russian Hasidic Jews from a shadowy, insular world filled with Shabbos tables, dietary restrictions, and one-way conversations with G‑d, spread across the world and become the world's largest Jewish organization with enormous international presence?
* “EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU JEWISH?”: Chabad couples leave their home communities and move to places with little or no Orthodox presence, just to devote their lives to bringing Jews back to their Jewish roots. Who are these relentlessly driven people and what motivates them?
* THE ENIGMA OF THE REBBE: Some have called him the most influential rabbi in modern history. Who was Rabbi Schneerson, why is he so venerated by his followers, and why has his movement tripled in size twenty years after his passing? Will there be another Rebbe appointed?
* CHABAD, THE MOSSAD, AND THE KGB: Clandestine operations and secret networks in the Soviet Union and how these networks helped Judaism flourish after the Iron Curtain came down
* THE STATE OF ISRAEL: Zionism, Jewish statehood, and bridging the divide between the religious and secular
* NON-ORTHODOX MOVEMENTS: Chabad’s relationship to the Reform and Conservative movements
* ASSIMILATION AND THE PEW STUDY: Where is world Jewry headed?
The talk will be followed by a no-holds-barred Q & A and book signing. Please feel free to ask any questions.
About Rabbi Eliezrie's book:
Considered one of the most influential movements in modern Judaism, writers have speculated for decades about the unparalleled success of Chabad Lubavitch. In “The Secret of Chabad,” Rabbi David Eliezrie depicts the events, philosophies, and personalities that have made Chabad Lubavitch a worldwide phenomenon. From his unique style weaving together narrative and fact, history and philosophical insight, interviews with Shluchim and Chabad leaders from across the globe, and personal recollection emerges a world rich in tradition and the enormous love for fellow Jews that is embodied by the Shluchim. In this book, Rabbi Eliezrie combines the insider's perspective of a long-time Chabad shaliach with the storytelling flair of a prolific writer.
BIO: Rabbi David Eliezrie is a veteran Chabad shliach in Yorba Linda, California, and was previously the Jewish chaplain at the University of Miami. He is the president of the Rabbinical Council of Orange County and Long Beach, sits on the board of the Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County, and is active in local and national Jewish affairs. Rabbi Eliezrie is a noted writer and lecturer. He is married and the father of six children and an ever-growing number of grandchildren.
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