Join Artists 4 Israel In A Series of Discussions Regarding Tattoos in Judaism:
A series of discussions with multiple
Artists 4 Israel's Healing Ink covers the scars of terror survivors, families of victims and IDF soldiers injured in combat. We help them reclaim their bodies and continue to heal physically and emotionally.
But what does Judaism say about tattooing?
We know this is a controversial topic, so we've turned to the experts. Join Artists 4 Israel in Discussing Tattoos in Jewish Thought, Torah and Tradition with Rabbis Elliot Dorff Ph. D, Adam Kligfeld, Dr. Jason Weiner and Daniel Greyber.
Event One: Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Ph. D
Click to register: Monday, November 16 at 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST
Elliot Dorff was ordained a Conservative Rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1970 and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971 with a dissertation in moral theory. Since then he has directed the rabbinical and Masters programs at the University of Judaism (now called the American Jewish University), where he currently is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. Every other year since 1974 he has also taught a course on Jewish law at UCLA School of Law as a Visiting Professor. He was awarded the Journal of Law and Religion’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and he holds four honorary doctoral degrees.
Event Two: Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Click to register: Tuesday, November 17 at 1:30 PM PST/4:30 PM EST
Adam Kligfeld has served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles since 2009. A graduate of Columbia with a degree in History and Psychology, and a graduate of JTS’s rabbinical school, Adam first served in Monroe, NY for 9 years before moving to LA. His most recent work, in addition to shepherding a campus overhaul that saw the community dedicate an award-winning, light-filled, in-the-round sanctuary in 2019 (which, sadly, now sits essentially empty!), has focused on interfaith relationship-building (mostly with local Muslim communities, and more recently with local Black church communities), as well as integrating Jewish thought, practice and nomenclature into meditation and mindfulness forms and practices that stem from the eastern faith and cultural traditions. He is married to Havi, a couples therapist in private practice, and proud father to Noa (19), Ayden (16) and Lev (8). He is an avid Yankee fan, an avid biker, and an avid (and new!) dog-owner.
Event Three: Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner
Click to register: Wednesday, November 18 at 4:00 PM PST/7:00 PM EST
Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, BCC, serves as the senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, where he is responsible for the chaplaincy team and all aspects of spiritual care. Rabbi Weiner previously served as the assistant rabbi at Young Israel of Century City. He has earned two rabbinic ordinations, as well as a Doctorate in clinical bioethics from Loyola University (Chicago), where he also earned a master's degree in bioethics and health policy, in addition to a master's degree in Jewish history from Yeshiva University. Rabbi Weiner has completed four units of clinical pastoral education. He is a board-certified chaplain through Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and he sits on the association's board.
Event Four: Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Click to register: Friday, November 20 at 11:00 AM PST/2:00 PM EST
Daniel Greyber is rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC, author of Faith Unravels: A Rabbi’s Struggle with Grief and God and recently served as Team USA Rabbi at the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Israel. Formerly a Jerusalem Fellow at the Mandel Leadership Institute, faculty member at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles and the Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California, he currently serves on the editorial board of Conservative Judaism. His articles have been featured in a wide range of Jewish publications, with work published in Dancing on the Edge of the World: Jewish Stories of Inspiration and Love (Lowell House Press, 2000) and Many Ways into God’s Palace: Essays in Honor of the 36th Anniversary of the Library Minyan (Temple Beth Am, 2008), along with CJ Voices magazine, Conservative Judaism, Midstream Magazine, the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, and other Jewish periodicals.