OVCDEI – Events

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

  • Headshot of Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

    Rabbi Angela Buchdahl | The Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging

    7:30 pm
    Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana)

    Rabbi Angela Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi and is now senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York. The daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father, Rabbi Buchdahl is a prominent voice in national conversations about antisemitism, interfaith dialogue, and the evolving role of faith communities in public life.