2023 Jewish-Latter-day Saint Dialogue

12th Dialogue Series

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 — 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 Rare Manuscripts Display1 — 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)

HUC - JIR Rare Manuscripts Display2 — 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

Dialogue Session #1 - Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC — 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

Dialogue Session #1 - Herrmann Learning Center, Classroom Building, HUC (2) — 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 (2) — Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati

Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati (3) — Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati

Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati (4) — 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

Dialogue Session #2 - HUC Jewish Archives Classroom — 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

1:30 pm Tour of Kirtland Temple and other Latter-day Saint sites

3:00 pm Tour of Newel K. Whitney store and other Latter-day Saint sites

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

Dialogue Session #4 - Holiday Inn Conference Room — 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)

Jewish-Latter-day Saint - Public Affairs March 21 2023.jpg — Left to right: Shon Hopkin, Sam Spector, Richard Holzapfel - March 21, 2023

Provo Youth and Young Adult Tabernacle Fireside

BYU Marriott Center - March, 5, 2023, 7:00 - 8:30 pm

(Approximately 4,000 in attendance; approximately 900 viewing online broadcast)

Speakers:

Rabbi Mark Diamond (LMU)
Dr. Shon Hopkin (BYU)
Elder Richard Holzapfel (Emeritus BYU; Area Authority 70 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Tabernacle Fireside March 5 2023.jpg — Left to right: Shon Hopkin, Richard Holzapfel, Mark Diamond - March 5, 2023