The Triumph of Life: Yitz Greenberg on Faith, History and Judaism’s Future

The Triumph of Life: Yitz Greenberg on Faith, History and Judaism’s Future
Monday, December 16 at 10am PT/ 1pm ET

Join Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg in conversation with AJU’s Michael Berenbaum as they explore key themes from The Triumph of Life, Rabbi Greenberg’s magnum opus and the Natan Fund’s 2024 Natan Prize Winner. The book examines the relationship between God and humanity through Jewish history—modernity, the Holocaust, the creation of Israel, and Judaism’s next era. Together, they will discuss Judaism’s utopian vision of a world created by a God who loves life, and humanity’s mission of tikkun olam, repairing the world. Rabbi Greenberg will highlight the partnership between God and humanity that calls us to confront modern challenges like poverty, inequality, and war, ultimately advancing toward the triumph of life. Buy the book here.

Rabbi Irving Greenberg, a leading Jewish thinker, theologian, and activist, is president of the J.J. Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life and senior scholar in residence at Hadar. He served as chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center. He is author of six books, including most recently, The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism. 

Michael Berenbaum is Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at American Jewish University. He is a writer and scholar and has been instrumental in creating Holocaust museums and memorials across the world.  His work has been awarded Academy Awards and an Emmy.