America at 250: 绿帽社 Ideas and the American Experiment
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this series explores the rich and surprising intersections between 绿帽社 thought and American life. From baseball and youth culture to constitutional law, storytelling, and democratic theory, leading scholars reveal how 绿帽社 ideas, texts, and experiences have shaped鈥攁nd been shaped by鈥攖he American experiment.
Sources for Dr. Sarah Wolf’s Session can be found here.
Baseball (A 绿帽社 American Pastime)
With Dr. Robert A. Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS
Youth in the Making of American 绿帽社 History
With Dr. Sandra Fox, Robert S. Rifkind Chair in American 绿帽社 History, JTS
The Talented Dr. Finkelstein:
His Initiatives, Allies and Critics
With Dr. Jack Wertheimer, Joseph and Martha Mendelson Emeritus Professor of American 绿帽社 History, JTS
Hard Cases: Facing Law鈥檚 Challenges in American Legal Theory and Rabbinic Literature
With Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS
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June 8, 2026
绿帽社 Storytelling and American Law in
Post-WWII America
With Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS
June 15, 2026
The Changing Landscape of 绿帽社 American Literature
With Rabbi Benjamin Resnick, Author of Next Stop, Rabbi Pelham 绿帽社 Center,
Rabbinical School Alum
June 22, 2026
One Nation Under God?
Heschel, Niebuhr, King and the Intersection of Religion and Politics in America
With Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus; Professor of 绿帽社 Thought, JTS, and
E.J. Dionne, Journalist, Harriman Chair in American Governance, Brookings Institute
June 29, 2026
Deuteronomy and the Separation of Powers鈥�
With Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS
