Mishnah 
with Dr. Moshe Shualy, 9:30 a.m.  (On Zoom)
*There is no charge for this class, however, registration is required.

Musical Midrash: Their Stories, Their Songs 
With Rabbi Ben Shalva, 7 p.m. (On Zoom)
January 22 & 29, 2024

Listen to a series of original midrashic folk songs that explore the lives and stories of heroes from the Torah. After the music, we will discuss the images raised in these songs and the potential of music and lyrics to deepen our experience of Torah.
*There is no charge for this class, however, registration is required.

Confounding Sacred Texts
with Rabbi Ilyse S. Kramer and Rosann M. Catalano, PhD., 10-11:30 a.m. (On Zoom)

This year-long series will examine Jewish and Christian sacred texts that provoke a variety of complex responses.
 

Modern Hebrew Literature Class
with Dr. Moshe Shualy, 12 p.m. (On Zoom)
*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required.

Exodus: New Beginnings in the Wilderness with Dr. Barry Gittlen

11 a.m. On Site

Session One:  January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14
Session Two:  February 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3
Session Three:  April 10, 17 (no class 24), May 1, 8, 15, 22,, 29
 

Talmud
with Rabbi Avram Reisner
5 p.m. (On Site)
January 31, February 7, 14, 21, March 6, 13, 20, 27

In a passage in Leviticus 25 about a sales transaction, the Torah opens and closes the passage with a warning against ill-treating the other party. This is called אונאה in Hebrew (O-na’ah) and in the business context is often translated as exploiting, imagining a savvier party taking advantage of a less savvy one. But the sages understood that the framing of the warning going in and coming out meant that while the potential for such misbehavior was particularly likely to arise in the context of a sale, it applies more broadly -- thus my characterization of it as “ill-treatment.” Thus in the Mishnah of the fourth chapter of Bava Metziah the sages deal with both aspects of O-na’ah to very different effect.
 

The Thursday Double Feature, Beginning February 8

2024:
Topic The (Passover) Stories We Tell Ourselves, About Ourselves
With Dr. Robyn Blum
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
February 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024
Together we will explore some of the key elements of the Passover haggadah, reflecting on the ways Jews in the past and in the present have found meaning in these seminal texts. As we study the origins of some of the most well-known parts of the haggadah, we will also make connections to the renewed relevance of these texts in every generation, and we will share together ways to enliven our own families’ seder experiences through the stories these texts allow us to tell ourselves about who we have been and who we are today as a Jewish people.

Intergenerational Transmission of Memory and Meaning in Light of the Holocaust
With Dr. Azi Grysman
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
March 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024
We define who we are via our memories, those timeless entities that we often appreciate differently as we grow in our lives. Explore modern memory science focusing on the creation of meaning from our experiences and how these are shared in families, with a specific emphasis on interviews with Holocaust survivors and two generations of their descendants.


Prepping for Passover
With Rabbi Debi Wechsler
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
April 4, 11, 18, 2024
Preparing your heart, home, and head for Passover.


Current Events Through a Jewish Lens
With Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg
11 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
Beginning February 8, 2024


*There is no charge for these classes, however, registration is required.