Tikun Leil Shavuot 5783

Thursday, May 25, 8:30 pm

Rabbi Yael Splansky and Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee, Senior Minister of The Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, will teach how our two religious traditions understand the second of the Ten Commandments: “Thou Shall Not Make for Yourself an idol”

Having earned his M.Div. & Ph.D. from Duke University, Rev. Dr. Byassee, was a full professor and the inaugural holder of The Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Hermeneutics at the Vancouver School of Theology before coming to Toronto.  ​He is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including, most recently, “Northern Lights: Resurrecting Church in the North of England.” He is the editor of the nine-volume “Pastoring for Life” series with Baker Academic. It includes his own book with Andria Irwin, “Following: Embodied Discipleship in a Digital Age.”  Rev. Byassee has lectured in eight Canadian provinces, 26 US states, and seven other countries.