Name: Speaking truth to power - how Jewish leaders are encouraged to hold authority to account
Start: 2025-06-09T16:00:00+1000
End: 2025-06-09T17:00:00+1000

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Monday June 9, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST

M1.05 (Informal) - Rm 3

This session will analyse the multiple occasions in which Biblical characters question the actions of political and religious leadership as well as God. In so doing they often shift both the narrative story and innovate Jewish Law. Examples include: Abraham, Elijah, Miriam, the Daughters of Tzlofchad and Esther.

Speakers

Lindsay Simmonds

Dr Lindsay Simmonds is a Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) where she has lectured for over 20 years. In 2024, she completed a three year project at the London School of Economics (LSE), UK, where she led research on Israeli and Palestinian women peaceb... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST
M1.05 (Informal) - Rm 3

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Lindsay Simmonds

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