Howard Simon: Violence and Non-Violence in Jewish Tradition (Virtual on Zoom)
- Pacific Time Virtual Program
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC
This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance.
How have concepts of violence and non-violence played out in Jewish history? What consequences have followed when Jews have responded violently or non-violently in times of turmoil?
We will explore these questions at four critical moments in Jewish history: in the time of the Patriarchs and the first century CE, in medieval Germany, and in 1934-5, when Martin Buber and others faced off with Mahatma Gandhi over how Jews should responses to Nazi terror.
4 Thursdays: January 12, 19, 26, February 2 @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Virtual on Zoom)
Videos:
Session 1 (1/12): https://youtu.be/Lbb8SI3qVdE
(The video of the second session is not available.)
Session 3 (1/26): https://youtu.be/26Z-Bdsdy1g
Session 4 (2/2): https://youtu.be/4Xkx0itGh-Q
