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The 33rd Annual 
Erasmus Lecture 

Lincoln's Almost Chosen People: 
Hebraism, Nationalism, and the American Future

presented by Rabbi Meir Y. Soloveichik 

Tuesday, December 8
6:00 p.m.
Live Stream

Rabbi Soloveichik leads the Congregation Shearith Israel, the oldest Jewish congregation in North America, directs the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University, and is on the board of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. He is the recipient of the 2018 Canterbury Medal, Becket's highest honor which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated courage and commitment to defending religious liberty for people of all faiths. 

This year's lecture will be live-streamed via Facebook, and can be accessed here. The live feed will be available starting at 6 p.m.