The Young Israel Family Beit Midrash Program is proud to present an important panel discussion… THE LEGACY OF RABBI JOSEPH B. SOLOVEITCHIK, zt”l ~ on the occasion of the 25th yahrzeit of the Rav ~ Featuring two of his distinguished students Rabbi Shalom Carmy, Assistant Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Bible, Yeshiva University, and Editor in Chief of Tradition Magazine Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Chair of the Department of Talmud and Rabbinics , SAR High School, and Spiritual Leader of Congregation Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, NJ       Sunday, April 8, 2018   Young Israel of Stamford, 69 Oaklawn Avenue   6PM – Join us for a post-Pesach chametz-fest before the panel discussion! Pizza and other carbs will be served.   6:30PM - Religious Philosophy of the Rav, Professor Shalom Carmy  The Rav authored some of the most important Jewish philosophical works of the 20thcentury: Halachic Mind, Lonely Man of Faith (Adam I and II), and Halachic Man.  Have the major philosophical principles outlined by the Rav in his writings been adapted by the Modern Orthodox community today, or has the community moved away from his philosophy?  What can the Rav’s philosophical approach still teach us, given the current challenges in today’s Orthodox world?     7:00PM - The Rav as Posek and Modern Orthodox Leader, Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot While he was alive, many Orthodox rabbis and institutions turned to the Rav for guidance on critical issues facing the Orthodox community, such as religious Zionism, women studying Torah, rabbinical training, interfaith dialogue, and interdenominational issues, among others. Does the Rav’s influence in these areas still remain, or has the Modern Orthodox community gravitated away from his approach to these communal issues? If so, is this positive or negative? Does the current generation of rabbinical school graduates still view the Rav's impact as strongly as their predecessors? How can the Modern Orthodox community fill the void that was left when the Rav died?     FREE and open to the entire community!