What are the origins of space? How was the world created? These lofty questions are often answered with either religious or scientific explanations, but rarely are those two perspectives put into dialogue with one another. This dynamic roundtable discussion attempts to offer potential answers to these questions by providing multiple viewpoints. Participants include Xandy Frisch, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at George Mason University; David D. Grafton, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace; and Paul Slaboch, Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Acoustical Engineering at the University of Hartford. This panel will be moderated by Amy Weiss, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History, and director of the Greenberg Center at the University of Hartford.
Join us for this Zoom event on Monday, Nov. 18, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This event is part of the 2024–25 public programming associated with the Museum of Jewish Civilization’s exhibit, “Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit.” This exhibit was created by the Center for Jewish History and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. It was generously funded in part by CT Humanities, the Feltman Family Fund, the Jewish Community Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford.