Visiting Scholar: Dr. Marc Gopin

Visiting Scholar: Dr. Marc Gopin

November 14-16, 2025

Ohev Shalom will be hosting the following events:

1. Friday, November 14th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM: Discussion with Dr. Gopin following services.  Why Study Ethics?  The Jewish Interpretive Tradition and its Relationship to Making Moral Decisions.
2. Saturday, November 15th, 9:30 AM to 10:20 AM: Perek HaShalom: What the Talmud has to say about Peace.
3. Saturday, November 15th, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Book Talk on Compassionate Reasoning: Changing the Mind to Change the World (book signing to follow).
4. Sunday, November 16th, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Practical Steps toward Nonviolence–Jewish, American, and Universal (book signing to follow).

Information about the events are subject to change as more information comes in.  Check back on this page for more details.  All events are for young adults 16 year or older.

About Dr. Marc Gopin:

A professor of World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, Dr. Marc Gopin has engaged for decades in the practice of conflict resolution, citizen diplomacy, and support for the victims of war. He has pioneered peacebuilding work from Syria and Israel to Iran and Afghanistan, focused on uplifting the voices of religious and secular peacebuilders from all sides of complex violent conflicts. Dr. Gopin has trained several thousand students in conflict healing and peacebuilding where complex cultural, religious and psychosocial elements play a key role. In the U.S., his antiracism work has been focused on support for multiracial relationship building among police chiefs and officers, as well as among citizens in key cities, with a focus on in-depth exploration of best practices of moral reasoning in dangerous situations, compassion, healing and reconciliation.

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