Scholar in Residence coming to Orange

ORANGE — Temple Emanuel Annual Scholar in Residence weekend of events will be held March 8-10 at 150 Derby Avenue, Orange. For details and registration, visit www.tegnh.org or call 203-3973000.

Friday, March 8: 5:30 p.m.: Tot Shabbat Welcome Shabbat welcomes children under 5 with their families; 6 p.m.: Shabbat dinner. RSVP for dinner or lunch online at www.tegnh.org; 7:30 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, with Rabbi Regnev, speaking on ““The Challenge of Pluralism in Israel: Can Israel be Truly Jewish and Democratic?”

Saturday, March 9: 10 a.m.: Parashat Pekude, Torah Study with Rabbi Regev; 11:30 a.m., Dairy lunch. RSVP at www.tegnh.org; 12:30 p.m.: “Kotel, Conversion, and Rabbinic Blacklists: What Are the Effects of the Latest Conflicts on Israel-Diaspora Relations?”

Sunday, March 10: 10:15 –11:45 a.m. “Israel heading to the polls April 9: How will the elections impact Religious Freedom and Israel-US relations?” presented by Rabbi Uri Regev, president of Hiddush, For Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel

Rabbi Regev serves as the President and CEO of the educational and advocacy Israel-Diaspora partnership, “Freedom of Religion for Israel” and of its Israeli counterpart, “Hiddush—For Freedom of Religion and Equality ”. A past President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, Rabbi Regev served as founding chair, and later as executive director and legal counsel, of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), the advocacy group established by the Reform movement in Israel.