June 30, 2026 | 15 Tammuz 5786

(l-r) Aekem Singh and Nuriel Gutman

Last month at the Hebrew College's Spring event, "Sacred Sparks", recent Dignity Project alumni Nuriel Gutman and Aekem Singh shared about their transformative experience participating in the Miller Center's interreligious high school fellowship with the wider Hebrew College community. "The Dignity Project was a space to find meaning in our differences and come together as a unified community," said Aekem. Watch Nuriel and Aekem's remarks

What happens when a lifelong evangelical leader begins to question the movement he helped build? In this compelling Tamid Adult Learning conversation, Miller Center Visiting Faculty member Rev. Rob Schenck joined Rabbi Or Rose to reflect on Schenck's remarkable journey from Capitol Hill insider to outspoken critic of Christian nationalism. Together, they explore urgent questions about faith, power, pluralism, and democratic life—and what these challenges mean for Jewish and other non-Christian communities today. Watch the full conversation and engage with one of the most pressing religious and civic issues of our time.

See below to enroll in Rev. Schenck's four week Hebrew College adult learning course, "Evangelical Christianity, American Democracy, and the Threat of White Christian Nationalism."

Over the past several months, the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership partnered with the Newton Interfaith Leaders Association (NILA) to convene a cohort of Christian clergy, lay leaders, and congregational teams for a series of workshops on antisemitism and allyship. Through historical study, theological reflection, facilitated dialogue, and relationship-building, participants explored the long history and contemporary realities of antisemitism while strengthening their capacity to respond with empathy, courage, and solidarity. At a time when polarization and religious prejudice continue to strain communities, these workshops demonstrated that meaningful change begins not with quick answers, but with the patient work of learning together across lines of difference.

Drawing on the insights from the workshops, the Miller Center is developing an Interfaith Allyship Toolkit to help participants put their learning into action and share this educational approach within their own church communities and beyond. The kit will offer a pedagogy rooted in generous listening, historical literacy, theological self-reflection, and relationship-building. By making this model accessible, the Miller Center hopes to strengthen local networks of trust, help faith communities cultivate resilient partnerships in the face of antisemitism and other forms of hatred, and build a more compassionate and resilient civic future.

When: 4 Wednesdays beginning Sept 23, 7-8:30 pm ET
Where: Online via Zoom

Dig into this urgent topic with Miller Center visiting faculty Rev. Rob Schenck, an evangelical leader who spent three decades as a Capitol Hill-based conservative religious activist before breaking with his community on theological and social issues in 2014. This timely and eye-opening four-session online course will critically examine the intersection of Evangelicals and politics and what it all means for the future of religious freedom, non-believers, and Jewish Americans in our democracy. Designed for adults seeking to understand these complex political and religious dynamics, participants will gain the knowledge and tools needed to inform their communities and take meaningful action to preserve religious liberty for all Americans.

When: November 8-18
Where: Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Rome

Building on successful travel-learning experiences abroad in Spain and Central Europe, Tamid of Hebrew College invites adult learners to journey to Italy this November 8-18. This trip will offer a rare opportunity to experience Italy’s artistic splendor, historic geography, and vibrant Jewish-Italian culture exchange through a lens of learning, community, and personal reflection. From Venice (right) to Florence, Tuscany to Rome, participants will discover how Italy’s past and present illuminate enduring Jewish questions of culture, faith, and identity. View the itinerary.