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The Institute for Science and Judaism and The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Present Ethical Behavior Synthesizing the Insights of Neuroscience and Judaism Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD is Rector and Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, CA. He has served for three decades on numerous university, state and federal ethics committees and written many rabbinic rulings on medical issues for the Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which he now chairs, and his twelve books on Jewish ethics, law, and theology include Matters of Life and Death: A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics. Dr. Michael Gazzaniga, PhD is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and heads the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. Dr. Gazzaniga, along with Roger Sperry, pioneered the study of the human split brain. He is a world renowned researcher in cognitive neuroscience and has been a leading consultant on bioethics to universities, the State of California and the President. His recent books include The Ethical Brain: The Science of our Moral Dilemmas and Who’s in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain. The presentation and the following question and answer period will be moderated by Ron Charles, deputy editor of the book section of The Washington Post and a weekly fiction critic. Sunday, April 28, 2013 3 7:00 p.m. 3 Refreshments will be served Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Suggested donation $10 per person, non-members; $5 JCCGW members The Institute for Science and Judaism. ISJ is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to examining the interface between science and Judaism, exploring how science can expand our spiritual horizons, and understanding science’s implications for theology and religious education. Rabbi George Driesen, President FOR MORE INFORMATION JCCGW: (301)881-0100 www.jccgw.org ISJ:www.scienceandjudaism.org