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David Ellenson

Rabbi David Ellenson served as President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion from 2001-2013. He is currently Chancellor-Emeritus of HUC-JIR and Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.

  • US Vice President nominee Tim Kaine along with his wife Anne Holton, wave to the crowd after delivering remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    US Vice President nominee Tim Kaine along with his wife Anne Holton, wave to the crowd after delivering remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Senator Tim Kaine, Anne Holton, and the Meaning of Character: A Personal Reflection

    What growing up in Virginia taught me about moral courage

    byDavid Ellenson
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    Atticus and Scout, My Father and Me

    Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman helped me reflect on my Jewish upbringing in the 1950s South, and to understand that our childhood heroes are not perfect adults.

    byDavid Ellenson
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