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Reading and Writing Grief and Surrender
Virtual Program
In this three-part seminar, led by novelist and poet Moriel Rothman-Zecher, we will focus on both reading and writing poetry and fiction that deal with themes of grief and surrender. Each class will begin with a grounding check-in, and a discussion of what roles reading and writing poetry and fiction, in particular, can play in grieving, and what roles grief can play in our art-making. In other words, we will examine the two-directional street of transforming “my pain” into a part of “the p... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0012 spaces open
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Convergence in Conversation: Music, Narratives, and History
Virtual Program
Join us for an engaging series of conversations led by acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and educator Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell exploring the music, narratives and histories behind his 2018 EP covering a century of African American and Ashkenazi Jewish music, Convergence.
This class presents an interactive opportunity to engage with the distinct similarities and differences of Ashkenazi Jewish and Black American historical experience and examine h... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0010 spaces open
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Rosa Luxemburg
Virtual Program
Join us for the Radical Jewish Reading Circle: three evenings of reading, thinking, and conversation about radical thinkers of Jewish origin.
This month we turn to Rosa Luxemburg, starting with her famous 1917 letter to Mathilde Wurm, in which she declared: "I have no special corner in my heart for the ghetto: I am at home in the entire world wherever there are clouds and birds and human tears." Born in 1871 to a Jewish family in Russian-controlled Poland, Lux... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0010 spaces open
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Vanity of Vanities: Meaninglessness from Ecclesiastes to Today
Virtual Program
This course explores the urgent, ancient question of meaning, purpose, and futility through the lens of "vanity"—both as biblical emptiness (fleeting as breath) and modern self-obsession.
Starting with the Book of Ecclesiastes, we will study scripture, novels, essays, and films that ask: what makes life meaningful amidst crisis, death, and the absurd? This inquiry feels especially urgent in our age of social media, AI, and climate emergency.
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $72.0018 spaces open
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A Tour of Ancient Israel
Virtual Program
This richly illustrated class explores the lifeways, places, and events of ancient Israelite civilization, from the Age of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs to the early rabbinic era. We'll visit the region's most important ancient sites, covering the millennia from 1500 BCE to 500 CE. We'll discover daily life in ancient times: what people ate and drank; how, where, and what they worshipped; the battles won and lost; and the kings, queens, and prophets who shaped this history. Studying this an... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $108.0018 spaces open
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Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 2
Virtual Program
The second semester of a three-semester sequence, this course is designed for those who have completed New Lehrhaus Hebrew 1 or equivalent, have a working Hebrew vocabulary of 75–100 words and are familiar with the grammar of nouns, adjectives, possessive endings and simple participles. It’s also a great choice for students with basic sight-reading skills who need a general review.
What you'll learn:
- Prepositions
- W... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0011 spaces open
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Reading Biblical Texts: Prophets and Prophecy in the Biblical World
Virtual Program
Who were the prophets and prophetesses, how did they come to be so, and how were their visions expressed and received? Our class will explore these and other questions, not only for prophets of the Bible, but also for the prophetic profession in the rest of the ancient Near East. Then we'll explore specific Biblical texts that inform our understanding of the prophet and his role in society. A special focus will be the endemic problem of the 'false prophet' in Biblical Literature. In the pro... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0017 spaces open
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Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: New Jewish Narrative
Virtual Program
Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine is a five-part series that invites participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $18.0050 spaces open
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Critical Perspectives on Israel/Palestine: Diplomacy, Poetry, and the Druze Experience
Virtual Program
Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine is a five-part series that invites participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.
In each session, we feature a scholar, organizer, or public leader offering a distinct critical lens—followed by moderated conversation and public Q&A. The goal isn't cons... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $18.0049 spaces open
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Gustav Landauer
Virtual Program
Join us for the Radical Jewish Reading Circle: three evenings of reading, thinking, and conversation about radical thinkers of Jewish origin.
This month we explore Gustav Landauer, the anarchist philosopher and activist who wrote: "The state is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behavior; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving differently toward one another." Born in 1870 to a Jewish family in Karl... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0015 spaces open
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Stranger than a Golem: The Hidden World of the Maharal of Prague
Virtual Program
Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1524-1609)—the Maharal of Prague—is famous for the Golem legend, but his actual philosophical and theological system is far more complex and daring than the myth suggests. Together, we will explore selections from the Maharal’s prolific writings, examining his ideas about language, Torah study, the nature of time, and the relationship between the divine and the material world. The Maharal's unique blend of rationalism and mysticism has much to offer the modern ... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0021 spaces open
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Exploring Hasidism: Meet the Baal Shem Tov
This program is presented in memory of David Biale.
Who was Rabbi Yisra’el ben Eli‘ezer of Mezhbizh (the Baal Shem Tov), Hasidism's legendary “founder”? His religious personality defies easy categories. Through his students and followers, he ignited a popular revivalist movement—an explosive spiritual force that has profoundly shaped modern Jewish life. For nearly three centuries, his image has captivated historians, scholars, artists, storytellers,... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $18.0020 spaces open
