The Siddur contains sections drawn from both the Bible and rabbinic compositions based upon biblical narratives and verse. Our initial focus will be on the Psalms, which are the introduction to prayer, and are intended to broaden our thinking about this religious activity.
The Siddur contains sections drawn from both the Bible and rabbinic compositions based upon biblical narratives and verse. Our initial focus will be on the Psalms, which are the introduction to prayer, and are intended to broaden our thinking about this religious activity.
This course undertakes a close reading of Genesis chapters 27-32, Jacob’s exile and return. We will also examine the ways in which others have interpreted this foundational drama.
This course undertakes a close reading of Genesis chapters 27-32, Jacob’s exile and return. We will also examine the ways in which others have interpreted this foundational drama.
Confession, viddui, plays a central role in the Yom Kippur service. We will study four great biblical narratives in order to gain a deeper understanding of the role of confession in a redeemed life.
Confession, viddui, plays a central role in the Yom Kippur service. We will study four great biblical narratives in order to gain a deeper understanding of the role of confession in a redeemed life.
Confession, viddui, plays a central role in the Yom Kippur service. We will study four great biblical narratives in order to gain a deeper understanding of the role of confession in a redeemed life.
Confession, viddui, plays a central role in the Yom Kippur service. We will study four great biblical narratives in order to gain a deeper understanding of the role of confession in a redeemed life.
An examination of the character and fabric of the day as seen through the standard liturgy and biblical readings of Tisha B\'Av.
Isaac and Rebecca are the inheritors of the covenantal blessing. Our 5 session class will focus on Genesis 22-26 and engage in a series of close readings to better understand their place within the covenantal narrative.
Isaac and Rebecca are the inheritors of the covenantal blessing. Our 5 session class will focus on Genesis 22-26 and engage in a series of close readings to better understand their place within the covenantal narrative.
Isaac and Rebecca are the inheritors of the covenantal blessing. Our 5 session class will focus on Genesis 22-26 and engage in a series of close readings to better understand their place within the covenantal narrative.
Isaac and Rebecca are the inheritors of the covenantal blessing. Our 5 session class will focus on Genesis 22-26 and engage in a series of close readings to better understand their place within the covenantal narrative.
Isaac and Rebecca are the inheritors of the covenantal blessing. Our 5 session class will focus on Genesis 22-26 and engage in a series of close readings to better understand their place within the covenantal narrative.
This series offers an analysis of the roles Isaac plays in the Torah, including the Akeidah. It offers a close reading of the text and an examination of the understandings of Isaac through the prism of rabbinic sources.
This series offers an analysis of the roles Isaac plays in the Torah, including the Akeidah. It offers a close reading of the text and an examination of the understandings of Isaac through the prism of rabbinic sources.
This series offers an analysis of the roles Isaac plays in the Torah, including the Akeidah. It offers a close reading of the text and an examination of the understandings of Isaac through the prism of rabbinic sources.
This series offers an analysis of the roles Isaac plays in the Torah, including the Akeidah. It offers a close reading of the text and an examination of the understandings of Isaac through the prism of rabbinic sources.
This series offers an analysis of the roles Isaac plays in the Torah, including the Akeidah. It offers a close reading of the text and an examination of the understandings of Isaac through the prism of rabbinic sources.
Jewish death rituals are famous for their existential profundity and psychological insight concerning our most difficult times. Less well-known is the vast treasury of myths about death and the afterlife that undergird those rituals. These myths go back to the beginnings of Judaism, flower in rabbinic literature, and reach their fullest elaboration in kabbalah. We will study a selection of these rabbinic and kabbalistic myths, particularly those in the Zohar, the central work of kabbalah. Shakespeare may have declared that death is the “undiscovered country,” but we will study the journeys of the Jewish imagination deep into its innermost provinces. The only requirement for this course is that you be willing to employ your imagination, your mind, and your soul to engage with this overwhelming, and often shattering, feature of the human condition.
Jewish death rituals are famous for their existential profundity and psychological insight concerning our most difficult times. Less well-known is the vast treasury of myths about death and the afterlife that undergird those rituals. These myths go back to the beginnings of Judaism, flower in rabbinic literature, and reach their fullest elaboration in kabbalah. We will study a selection of these rabbinic and kabbalistic myths, particularly those in the Zohar, the central work of kabbalah. Shakespeare may have declared that death is the “undiscovered country,” but we will study the journeys of the Jewish imagination deep into its innermost provinces. The only requirement for this course is that you be willing to employ your imagination, your mind, and your soul to engage with this overwhelming, and often shattering, feature of the human condition.
Jewish death rituals are famous for their existential profundity and psychological insight concerning our most difficult times. Less well-known is the vast treasury of myths about death and the afterlife that undergird those rituals. These myths go back to the beginnings of Judaism, flower in rabbinic literature, and reach their fullest elaboration in kabbalah. We will study a selection of these rabbinic and kabbalistic myths, particularly those in the Zohar, the central work of kabbalah. Shakespeare may have declared that death is the “undiscovered country,” but we will study the journeys of the Jewish imagination deep into its innermost provinces. The only requirement for this course is that you be willing to employ your imagination, your mind, and your soul to engage with this overwhelming, and often shattering, feature of the human condition.
Jewish death rituals are famous for their existential profundity and psychological insight concerning our most difficult times. Less well-known is the vast treasury of myths about death and the afterlife that undergird those rituals. These myths go back to the beginnings of Judaism, flower in rabbinic literature, and reach their fullest elaboration in kabbalah. We will study a selection of these rabbinic and kabbalistic myths, particularly those in the Zohar, the central work of kabbalah. Shakespeare may have declared that death is the “undiscovered country,” but we will study the journeys of the Jewish imagination deep into its innermost provinces. The only requirement for this course is that you be willing to employ your imagination, your mind, and your soul to engage with this overwhelming, and often shattering, feature of the human condition.
Today our seder nights are guided by the liturgical prompts of the Haggadah, but it wasn’t always this way. Our tradition records that in the times of the Mishnah, Rabbis gathered in Lod and Bnai Brak on the Seder night to tell the story of the Exodus. Unscripted, in their own words. Join us and listen in as a gathering of scholars and rabbis re-enact this seder, at our event: Seder Telling. Presented in partnership with: Brandeis Hillel, Congregation Darchei Noam, Congregation Ohr Hatorah, Netivot Shalom, Romemu, Torat Chayim, Valley Beit Midrash, and Yeshivat Maharat.
Megillat Esther, more than any book of the Bible, lends itself to multiple readings. The session will suggest two readings of the Megilla, in contrast to the reading of the “hidden God.” In one reading God is wholly absent, in the other fully present. We will reflect upon the ethical and theological implications of each.
A study of the complexities of Solomon as seen through an analysis of statements and stories in the Talmud Bavli.
A study of the complexities of Solomon as seen through an analysis of statements and stories in the Talmud Bavli.
A study of the complexities of Solomon as seen through an analysis of statements and stories in the Talmud Bavli.
A study of the complexities of Solomon as seen through an analysis of statements and stories in the Talmud Bavli.
A study of the complexities of Solomon as seen through an analysis of statements and stories in the Talmud Bavli.