Rabbi Michael Lerner to Speak at NJ Peace Action Annual Dinner

Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Regency House
140 Route 23
North Pompton Plains, New Jersey
12:00 – 4:00 PM (12:00 – 12:45 PM Socializing; 1:00 PM Lunch)
“SUPPORT OBAMA TO BE THE OBAMA YOU VOTED FOR:
GETTING THE ADMINISTRATION BACK ON TRACK”
HONORED GUEST AND RECIPIENT OF THE DOROTHY ELDRIDGE PEACEMAKER AWARD:

Rabbi Michael Lerner
Born in Newark, NJ, Rabbi Lerner is an editor of Tikkun Magazine, a bimonthly Jewish and interfaith critique of politics, culture and society. He is also chair of the international interfaith organization The Network of Spiritual Progressives.
Rabbi Lerner received a special award from the writer’s organization PEN-Oakland for his role as one of the leading Jewish spokespeople for peace and reconciliation between Israel and Palestine.

Rabbi Lerner has written 11 books, including The Politics of Meaning, Healing Israel/Palestine, Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin, co-authored by Cornel West, and most recently, a 2006 national best-seller titled The Left Hand of God: Taking Back our Country from the Religious Right.
Lerner was ordained in 1995 and is the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun synagogue in San Francisco.

Also Honoring:
Military Families Speak Out, Bergen and Essex County Chapters
Recipients of the Sylvia and Oscar Ackelsberg Peace Award
Nadia Akbar
Peace Action Person of the Year
Plus a special video message from Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

Reservations Required

Please visit http://www.njpeaceaction.org or call 973-259-1126
Dinner tickets: $50 before April 17th ($55 after April 17th)
A limited number of discount tickets are available.