Lambuth University, as an institution of the United Methodist Church, and Congregation B'nai Israel are bound together by our common faith in the God of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob, Rachel, and Leah. Desiring to give mutual expression to this common faith, Lambuth University and Congregation B'nai Israel hereby enter into a relationship of mutual encouragement and support for

 

Activities to carry out this relationship will include lectures, symposia, conferences and various other cultural events. In connection with this relationship, Lambuth University anticipates becoming a resource center for the study of Judaism and of the Holocaust for schools and the general public in West Tennessee. The Luther L. Gobbel Library has been designated by the Tennessee Holocaust Commission as the location of at least two Teacher Trunks provided by the Commission for West Tennessee, and a section of the Library will be devoted to studies of Judaism and of the Holocaust.

 

A Steering Committee to plan and oversee the activities undertaken in this relationship will consist of six persons - three from Lambuth University, appointed by the President of Lambuth University; and three form Congregation B'nai Israel, appointed according to Congregation protocol.

 

The members of the Steering Committee are Gene Davenport, Rebecca Cook, and Pam Dennis from Lambuth and Joel Newman, Mike Silver, and Janice Riddler from Congregation B'nai Israel.

Visit http://lambuthlibrary.tripod.com/jewishcenter/ to learn more about this amazing Center. Listed below are up coming events.

Ongoing Interfaith discussions - Monthly discussion group among Christians, Jews, and Muslims

In-service training for teachers - Summer 2006

West Tennessee Survivors of the Holocaust - November/December 2006

Genocide Exhibit - Spring 2006

For more information, contact Dr. Gene Davenport at (731)425-3252.