Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, J.D., an affiliated assistant professor of religious studies at Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), will deliver CTS’ Annual Gilberto Castañeda Lecture.

The event will take place Thursday, May 4, at 1407 E. 60th St. The reception will be at 5:15 p.m., with the lecture at 6:30 p.m.

Michaelson is a non-denominational rabbi and a teacher of meditation in a Theravadan Buddhist lineage, and, in his other career, the legal affairs columnist for The Daily Beast, a frequent commentator on NPR and a longtime LGBT activist.

Admission is free, but attendees need to register: visit donate.ctschicago.edu/chicago/events/cts-annual-gilberto-castaeda-lecture/e126124.