Madoff. Spitzer. Abramoff. Why are so many high-profile Jews in the media for all the wrong reasons? Why do we feel uncomfortable about wrongdoings we personally didn't commit? As part of the Center for Jewish Life at the Osher Marin JCC, Dr. Erica Brown, author of Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Behave When Jews Do Bad Things, will give a guest lecture that will look back at Jewish history and forward in time to understand how we can manage shame by association, air dirty laundry and return to a higher purpose using Jewish texts, contemporary psychology and philosophy, and good old-fashioned common sense.
(Read about Erica Brown in this recent New York Times Op Ed piece: http://nyti.ms/eSbhVF.)
WHEN: Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 7 p.m.
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WHERE: The Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, 94903
WHO: People of all backgrounds are invited to attend this guest lecture. RSVP at 415-444-8000.
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About Dr. Erica Brown
Erica Brown, Ph.D., is a Jewish educator and writer based in Silver Spring, MD, winner of the Avi Chair Award and the 2009 Covenant Award for her innovative work in Jewish education. She was a Jerusalem Fellow, is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation and is the author of Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Behave When Jews Do Bad Things; Inspired Jewish Leadership, a National Jewish Book Award finalist; Spiritual Boredom; and co-author of The Case for Jewish Peoplehood. She works extensively with Jewish federations and institutions across the country, running workshops about leadership and Jewish values.
About the Osher Marin JCC
The Osher Marin JCC is the community center of Marin County. Epitomizing the essence of Marin, with a range of authentic cultural experiences enjoyed by many generations, the Osher Marin JCC offers award-winning facilities, abundant physical and educational activities and world-class programming relevant to our entire community today. Since the Osher Marin JCC's founding in 1947, the center has become recognizable for its rich history of Jewish traditions and values with an unparalleled all-inclusive community spirit. For more information about the Osher Marin JCC, please visit http://www.marinjcc.org.
