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As modern, non-fundamentalist Jews, we accept evolution as a convincing explanation of the origins of life.  Join top scientists, rabbis and educators to explore the impact of Darwin’s earth shattering discovery, and how contemporary Judaism might respond to it.

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Keynote address:

Jewish Responses to Darwin with Professor Geoffrey Cantor

Geoffrey Cantor is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at the University of Leeds and a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at University College, London.  Among his publications are Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism and Quakers, Jews, and Science.

Workshop topics:

Creation in the Classroom: How can children learn Genesis without undermining the materialist nature of science?

Darwin’s Bush of Life: the impact of evolutionary theory on Jewish ideas of tradition, history and redemption

Dealing with Darwin: Does conflict between science and religion call into doubt the validity of revealed truth or the validity of the scientific endeavour?

Elisha Ben Abuyah – the Richard Dawkins of His Day: Atheism and Heresy in the Talmud

Workshop Leaders:

Dr Ralph Levinson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Institute of Education

Rabbi Joel Levy, Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue and the Conservative Yeshiva

Dr Diana Lipton, Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, King’s College London

Dr Robert Rabinowitz, Director of Environmental Markets at BRE and  Company Secretary of PURE the Clean Planet Trust

Dr Daniel Reisel, Education Chair of Human Rights NGO RenéCassin

A concluding panel discussion will be chaired by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Masorti Senior Rabbi.

Sunday 29 November, 10 am – 4 pm

London Jewish Cultural Centre , Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London NW11 7SX

Cost: £25 / £15 concessions, includes lunch

To book, or for more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / 020 8349 6651 and send a cheque made payable to ‘AMS’ to Darwin Conference, AMS, Alexander House,  3 Shakespeare Road, London N3 1XE.