Followed by: Edina Oestreicher, Executive Director at UConn Hillel “BEING JEWISH IN A TIME OF EITHER/OR, EXTREMIST THINKING” We live in a time of increasingly polarized, “we’re right, so you must be wrong” thinking. And no part of this country has been more affected by such “either/or” extremism than the American college campus. On Shavuot night, the anniversary of Judaism’s birth, it’s customary to discuss a relevant aspect of Torah. At Congregation Or Shalom we therefore plan our annual Landwirth lecture for that night. This year, we’re pleased to welcome Edina Oestreicher, Hillel director at UConn, and a leading light in this challenging time for jewish students. Edina will focus on the climate of extremism at our universities, and how it has affected Jewish student life, specifically at UConn. Rabbi Wainhaus will provide the Torah’s perspective on one-sided, “one-story” extremist thinking. Please put names of participants in the notes at registration.