HBT Human Rights Shabbaton

Fri 17 Dec, 7:30-9:30 pm. 126 High Street, Boston, 02110. Executive Director, 617-457-8500, info@cjp.org. Combined Jewish Philanthropies - [events]

Temple Hillel B'nai Torah Cost: $36.00 When: December 17, 2010 | 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM Where: Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, 120 Corey St, Boston, MA 02132 Special Features: Human Rights Activism and the Jews: Why Us? Featuring:Scholar-In-Residence Rabbi Brian Walt "Human Rights and Judaism: A Personal Political Journey" 7:30 - 8 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 8 - 9:30 pm Presentation and Q&A followed by Oneg Shabbat dessert reception

Rabbi Brian Walt will share his personal experience with anti-apartheid

work in South Africa and Rabbis for Human Rights in the context of the

history of Jewish involvement in the development and promotion of

human rights.

Saturday, December 18

"The Jewish Commitment to Human Rights"

8:45 - 9:45 am Shabbat morning

Parshat Vayechi, Torah study with Rabbi Penzner10- 12 pm Shabbat service Santuary

D'var Torah delivered by Rabbi Walt12 - 1:30 pm Kiddush lunch

featuring an open conversation with Rabbi Walt

1:30 - 5:30 pm Afternoon break

Youths are invited to join the adults for this very special

presentation and film:

"The Soviet Jewry Movement: How Students Changed the Jewish

Community and Influenced American Foreign Policy"

5:30 - 6:30 pm Havdalah and dinner Knopf Social Hall

6:30 - 9:30 pm " Refusenik" film screening