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06-35
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2006
Contact: Christine Somosi – 216-397-4663

John Carroll University
Presents
Rabbi Michael Lerner
“Healing Israel/Palestine”

This event is free and open to the public
WHAT:

Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of Tikkun Magazine, author of multiple books including Healing Israel/Palestine, and visionary rabbi of the Renewal Judaism movement, will speak at John Carroll University on Monday, April 10, 2006 at noon. His lecture entitled “Healing Israel/Palestine,” will take place in Rodman Hall, Room A.

During his address, Rabbi Michael Lerner will discuss his book, Healing
Israel/Palestine and examine how it is possible to be both pro-Israel and pro-
Palestine and speak about a "progressive middle path" committed to peace and justice for both peoples. Healing Israel/Palestine is a good manual for those who
need to know how to answer historical, philosophical, and political questions that
emerge when working for peace and justice in the Middle East.

Lerner’s Tikkun is one of the most respected intellectual/cultural magazines in the Jewish world, but it is also one of the most controversial. Because of its stand in favor of the rights of Palestinians, Lerner has become the United States’ most prominent spokesperson of Jewish supporters of the Israeli peace movement. In contrast, he also is noted for his stand analysis of the anti-religious and anti-spiritual biases of the secular left, insisting that they need to address the spiritual hunger of Americans as equally important to their material needs.
WHERE:

John Carroll University
Rodman Hall, Room A
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Hts., OH 44118
See http://www.jcu.edu/mapcampus.htm for a map of the campus
WHEN: Monday, April 10, 2006

OTHER EVENTS DURING MICHAEL LERNER’S STAY IN CLEVELAND

Sunday April 9th, 10:10 a.m. at The Forum at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio See www.trinitycleveland.org for information on Rabbi Lerner's visit to the cathedral.

Sunday April 9th, 11:15 a.m. preaching at the Palm Sunday service at Trinity Cathedral

Monday April 10th, 7:30 p.m.
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (between Green and Richmond on the North side of the street).

Rabbi Lerner will be speaking about “Reclaiming America from the Religious Right.” Elaborating on the themes articulated in his new book: “The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right,” he will articulate a new kind of social change movement that could challenge the globalization of selfishness.
CONTACT:
 Contact Phil Metres at 216-397-4528 or
pmetres@jcu.edu for more information on this event