Whistle-blowing: What Responsibility Do We Have for the Behavior of Others with Professor Louis Newman

Shabbat Services with Dr. Louis Newman

Saturday, March 29 at 9:00 AM

Please come to Shabbat services on March 29^th to hear a special guest speaker, Professor Louis Newman, who will be leading a text study on the topic:

Whistle-blowing:  What Responsibility Do We Have For the Behavior of Others? Throughout our lives we encounter others behaving inappropriately.  What do we do in response?  When are we responsible to intervene, rebuke, or stop them?  How much risk are we required to assume?  In this session, we’ll explore our tradition’s guidance about how to address this moral problem.

Dr. Louis Newman’s bio:

Dr. Louis Newman received his B.A. in philosophy and Hebrew and his M.A. in philosophy from the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Brown University in 1983. He had a long career as a widely respected teacher and mentor at Carleton from 1983-2016 and now holds the title of John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus. From 2016 – 2022, he served as the Dean of Academic Advising and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University.

One of the country’s leading scholars of Jewish ethics, he is the author of several books: Repentance: The Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah (Jewish Lights 2010), Past Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics (SUNY Press, 1998) and An Introduction to Jewish Ethics (Prentice Hall, 2005). He also co-edited, with Elliot Dorff, two anthologies, Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality (Oxford University Press, 1995) and Contemporary Jewish Theology (Oxford University Press, 1999), as well as three volumes in the Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices series (Jewish Publication Society, 2008/09) that address contemporary moral issues from a range of Jewish perspectives.  His most recent book is Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group, 2023).

He is married to Rabbi Amy Eilberg and together they have three children and four grandchildren.

No Registration Required!