August 6-9, 2023; Held in Cincinnati and Kirtland, Ohio
Participants: Mark Diamond (LMU), Barbara Morgan Gardner (BYU), Joshua Garroway (HUC), Kristine Garroway (HUC) via Zoom, JB Haws (BYU), Shon Hopkin (BYU), Jared Ludlow (BYU), Quin Monson (BYU), Andrew Reed (BYU), Jacob Rennaker (Widtsoe Foundation, USC), Sam Spector (Sr. Rabbi, Congregation Kol Ami, SLC), Steven Windmueller (HUC, emeritus), Richard Holzapfel (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Monday, August 7 - Cincinnati
9:00 am - Tour of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) campus and American Jewish Archives
HUC - JIR Worship Space:
Window Translation: "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation."
(Exodus 19:6)
HUC - JIR Worship Space:
Window Translation: "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation."
(Exodus 19:6)
American Jewish Archives Rare Manuscripts Display; Left to right: Joshua Garroway, Richard Holzapfel, Jared Ludlow, Sam Spector, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Bradley Kramer, Quin Monson, Rabbi Jonathan Hecht (Dean of HUC)
American Jewish Archives Rare Manuscripts Display; Left to right: Joshua Garroway, Richard Holzapfel, Jared Ludlow, Sam Spector, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Bradley Kramer, Quin Monson, Rabbi Jonathan Hecht (Dean of HUC)
American Jewish Archives Rare Manuscripts Display; Left to Right: Curator of Rare Manuscripts, Jacob Rennaker, Steven Windmueller, JB Haws, Mark Diamond
American Jewish Archives Rare Manuscripts Display; Left to Right: Curator of Rare Manuscripts, Jacob Rennaker, Steven Windmueller, JB Haws, Mark Diamond
Dialogue Session #1 - 10:30 am: Current Trends and Future Developments in Latter-day Saint and Jewish Communities Presenters: Steven Windmueller and Richard Holzapfel
Chair: Mark Diamond
Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC; Starting at bottom of photo proceeding clockwise: Bradley Kramer, JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Andrew Reed, HUC faculty member, HUC faculty member, Jared Ludlow, HUC faculty member, Steven Windmueller, Sam Spector
Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC; Starting at bottom of photo proceeding clockwise: Bradley Kramer, JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Andrew Reed, HUC faculty member, HUC faculty member, Jared Ludlow, HUC faculty member, Steven Windmueller, Sam Spector
Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC; Starting at bottom of photo and proceeding counter clockwise: Bradley Kramer, Rabbi Gary Zola (Director of American Jewish Archive), Joshua Garroway, HUC Faculty member, HUC faculty member, Quin Monson, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Richard Holzapfel, Mark Diamond
Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC; Starting at bottom of photo and proceeding counter clockwise: Bradley Kramer, Rabbi Gary Zola (Director of American Jewish Archive), Joshua Garroway, HUC Faculty member, HUC faculty member, Quin Monson, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Richard Holzapfel, Mark Diamond
3:00 Tour of Plum Street Temple
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati; Left to Right: JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Mark Diamond, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Bradley Kramer, Andrew Reed, Steven Windmueller, Jared Ludlow, Quin Monson, Richard Holzapfel, Shon Hopkin, Joshua Garroway, Sam Spector
Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati; Left to Right: JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Mark Diamond, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Bradley Kramer, Andrew Reed, Steven Windmueller, Jared Ludlow, Quin Monson, Richard Holzapfel, Shon Hopkin, Joshua Garroway, Sam Spector
Dialogue Session #2 - 4:30 pm Jewish and Latter-day Saint Charismatic Movements Presenters: J.B. Haws and Joshua Garroway
Chair: Andrew Reed
HUC Jewish Archives Classroom; Pictured: Formal Jewish-Latter-day Saint Academic dialogue participants, local Latter-day Saint dialogue participants, HUC faculty members
HUC Jewish Archives Classroom; Pictured: Formal Jewish-Latter-day Saint Academic dialogue participants, local Latter-day Saint dialogue participants, HUC faculty members
Tuesday, August 8 - Cincinnati to Kirtland/Cleveland
Drive from Cincinnati to Kirtland
12:00 pm Tour of John Johnson farm, Hiram, Ohio
John Johnson Farm; Left to Right: Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Steven Windmueller, Andrew Reed, Quin Monson, Joshua Garroway, JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Mark Diamond, Shon Hopkin, Jared Ludlow
John Johnson Farm; Left to Right: Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Steven Windmueller, Andrew Reed, Quin Monson, Joshua Garroway, JB Haws, Jacob Rennaker, Mark Diamond, Shon Hopkin, Jared Ludlow
1:30 pm Tour of Kirtland Temple and other Latter-day Saint sites
Kirtland Temple; Left to Right: Jacob Rennaker, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Quin Monson, Mark Diamond, Steven Windmueller, Jared Ludlow, Joshua Garroway, Shon Hopkin, JB Haws, Andrew Reed
Kirtland Temple; Left to Right: Jacob Rennaker, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Quin Monson, Mark Diamond, Steven Windmueller, Jared Ludlow, Joshua Garroway, Shon Hopkin, JB Haws, Andrew Reed
3:00 pm Tour of Newel K. Whitney store and other Latter-day Saint sites
Newel K. Whitney Store; Left to Right: Mark Diamond, JB Haws, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Joshua Garroway, Jared Ludlow, Jacob Rennaker, Andrew Reed, Steven Windmueller, Shon Hopkin, Quin Monson
Newel K. Whitney Store; Left to Right: Mark Diamond, JB Haws, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Joshua Garroway, Jared Ludlow, Jacob Rennaker, Andrew Reed, Steven Windmueller, Shon Hopkin, Quin Monson
Dialogue Session #3 - 7:00 pm Temples and the Hebrew Language in Latter-day Saint History Presenter: Jared Ludlow Respondent: Mark Diamond
Chair: Shon Hopkin
Wednesday, August 9
Dialogue Session #4 - 9:00 am - Scripture Readings and Closing Reflections
Presenters: Sam Spector; Reading selections: Leviticus 25:1-4; Leviticus Rabbah 1; Ismar Schorsch, “The Sabbatical Year,” JTS Torah Commentary, 2000
Barbara Morgan Gardiner; Reading selection: Russell M. Nelson, "Everlasting Covenant," October 2022
Discussion topics:
What we have learned in seven years of interfaith dialogue
Dialogue “spin-offs” and future collaborative efforts
Holiday Inn Conference Room; Left to Right: Joshua Garroway, Andrew Reed, JB Haws, Shon Hopkin, Mark Diamond, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Steven Windmueller, Quin Monson, Jacob Rennaker, Jared Ludlow
Holiday Inn Conference Room; Left to Right: Joshua Garroway, Andrew Reed, JB Haws, Shon Hopkin, Mark Diamond, Barbara Morgan Gardiner, Steven Windmueller, Quin Monson, Jacob Rennaker, Jared Ludlow
Interfaith Collaboration
Monday, April 3, 2023
Mark Diamond and Shon Hopkin
Visiting Lecture at Rabbi Mark Diamond's Loyola-Marymount class on Interfaith Understanding
Jewish-Latter-day Saint Interfaith Gathering Hosted by Church Public Affairs, Salt Lake City
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 12:00 - 2:00 pm - Church Conference Center, Salt Lake City
Jewish and Latter-day Saint Understandings of the Biblical Tabernacle
Presenters and Q&A:
Elder Richard Holzapfel (Emeritus BYU; Area Authority, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Rabbi Sam Spector (Congregation Kol Ami, Salt Lake City)
Dr. Shon Hopkin (Dept Chair, Department of Ancient Scripture, BYU)
Left to right: Shon Hopkin, Sam Spector, Richard Holzapfel - March 21, 2023
Left to right: Shon Hopkin, Sam Spector, Richard Holzapfel - March 21, 2023
