The discussion will take place at the appropriate time on our Youtube channel.

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. 

• When: Friday, May 19th, 2023
• Time: 7:30pm
• Where: In-person and online

Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., a native of Baltimore, Maryland, currently serves as the Rabbi Emeritus of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, PA after serving as senior rabbi from 2001-2022.  Previously, he was the Rabbi of Temple Concord of Binghamton, NY and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Binghamton University, SUNY.   Rabbi Sussman has also taught at Princeton, Hunter College and Rutgers.  He recently completed his term as Chair of the Board of Governors at Gratz College in Melrose Park, PA., where he continues to teach.  Rabbi Sussman is a specialist in the field of American Jewish history, has written several books and numerous articles on the American Jewish experience.

Currently, he is working on a television documentary on the history of the Philadelphia Jewish community with History Making Productions. He is also editing a collection of his sermons and essays, "Portrait of an American Rabbi."

Rabbi Sussman and his wife of 44 years Liz Zeller Sussman, Director of the KI Preschool, have five children and two grandchildren. 

The discussion will take place at the appropriate time on our Youtube channel.