Rabbi Jill Jacobs at DC Beit Midrash

06/22/2009 - 7:00pm
06/22/2009 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT
Location: 
DC JCC: 16th and Q Sts NW [Dupont Circle]

Join Rabbi Jill Jacobs, rabbi in residence at Jewish Funds for Justice in New York, as she speaks about her new book, There Shall Be No Needy . Then, join an optional group learning session with Rabbi Jacobs on the origins of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam/healing the world.

Copies of There Shall be No Needy will be available for sale at the event. 

This program is being hosted, and sponsored, by DC Beit Midrash and JUFJ. 

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