Facilitated by Rabbi Amy Eilberg

As we continue our efforts to create more space at Beth Am for nuanced, thoughtful conversation about Israel and Palestine, join for a training facilitated by Rabbi Amy Eilberg on the Jewish art of machloket l’shem shamayim, or sacred disagreement. Participants will ground themselves in Jewish principles for the conduct of challenging conversation, then practice a number of basic tools that make it possible to engage with others in respectful and loving dialogue, even in the presence of strong feeling and disagreement. These are the same skills that make for courageous conversations in other areas of our lives as well.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She serves as a spiritual director, peace and justice educator, and teacher of Mussar (a classical Jewish system of spiritual development). She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Racial Justice Subcommittee of the Conservative Movement's Social Justice Commission. Her book, From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace, was published by Orbis Books in March 2014. She received her Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2016 and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from JTS in 2025, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her rabbinic ordination. She is a loving wife, mother of three wonderful adult children (and their partners) and exuberant grandmother of four delicious grandchildren.