Eternal Light Award Dinner

Reflecting on the Future of Catholic-Jewish Relations on the Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Join us for an evening of reflection on the future of Catholic-Jewish dialogue on the anniversary of Kristallnacht (German for “night of broken glass”), which most historians identify as the beginning of the Holocaust. We will recognize positive developments in Catholic-Jewish dialogue and consider the challenges in the work ahead.

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 6-9 p.m.
Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center
522 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606

Speakers:

Dr. Adele Reinhartz

Adele Reinhartz is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Ottawa, where she also is a professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies. Her main research contributions have been in the areas of ancient Jewish/Christian relations, religion and film, and feminist criticism of the Bible. Reinhartz served as the general editor of the Journal of Biblical Literature from 2012-2019 and as the president of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2020. She was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada in 2005 and into the American Academy for Jewish Research in 2014. In 2021 she won the Konrad Adenauer Prize, awarded to one Canadian annually by the Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Her most recent books are Cast Out of the Covenant: Jews and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John (2018), The Bible and Cinema: An Introduction (2nd edition, 2022), and Jousting with John: Essays on Jews, Gender, and Ethics in the Fourth Gospel (2025).

Father Craig Morrison, OCarm

Father Craig E. Morrison is the dean of the faculty of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and is professor of Aramaic and Syriac languages at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has written for The Bible Today, The Word Among Us and Give Us This Day. He has a commentary on King David in the Second Book of Samuel from Liturgical Press. His current book published in April 2025: What Does the Bible Say about Violence? His current academic research is focused on the new critical edition of the Hebrew Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Quinta, for which he is working on the critical edition of the books of Samuel and is a member of the editorial board. On occasion, he leads retreats at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls.

Event Co-Chairs:

Rabbi Joel Simon

Senior Rabbi, Congregation Schaarai Zedek

Rev. Msgr. Robert F. Morris

Vicar General, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg

Honorary Co-Chairs:

Maureen Cohn and Gail Whiting

Please RSVP by Friday, October 24, 2025.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Your generous support of the CCJS provides interreligious
education for students and community members and
advances scholarship in Catholic-Jewish relations.

The deadline to be included in the event program booklet is September 30, 2025. If you are interested in sponsoring a table for this event, please complete the form below:

Visionary - $10,000

• Seating for 20 (2 tables of 10)
• Recognition in digital invitation
• Verbal recognition during program
• Recognition in the presentation slideshow
• Social media recognition
• Recognition in program booklet
• One copy of the new CCJS book
• Meet & greet with keynote speaker/respondent

Leader - $5,000

• Seating for 10 (1 table)
• Verbal recognition during program
• Recognition in the presentation slideshow
• Social media recognition
• Recognition in program booklet
• One copy of the new CCJS book
• Meet & greet with keynote speaker/respondent

Table Sponsor - $2,250

• Seating for 10 (1 table)
• Recognition in the presentation slideshow
• Recognition in program booklet
• One copy of the new CCJS book

Note To Our Table Sponsors

Thank you for your sponsorship of the Eternal Light Award Dinner. Please contact Laurie Silverman Gens at laurie.gens@saintleo.edu or (352) 588-7711. She will reach out to each sponsor regarding your guests' names and their meal selections.