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Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley Village
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Tuesdays with Torah | Seven Years Times Two
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillagePresented by: Courtney Anthony Why is seven years an important time span in Judaism? In this course, we will cover the short story “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud and read from Etgar Keret’s memoir The Seven Good Years. The class will explore how both works, though very different, are rooted in a shared [...]
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Tuesdays with Torah | Seven Years Times Two
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillagePresented by: Courtney Anthony Why is seven years an important time span in Judaism? In this course, we will cover the short story “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud and read from Etgar Keret’s memoir The Seven Good Years. The class will explore how both works, though very different, are rooted in a shared [...]
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Tuesdays with Torah | The poetry of Yehudah Amichai
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageYehudah Amichai is one of the most important poets in the history of the State of Israel, capturing the essence of Israeli identity and the Jewish past like no other. Join Matt Check, Director of Lifelong Learning, to explore and marvel at some of Amichai's most famous works.
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Tuesdays with Torah | The poetry of Yehudah Amichai
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageYehudah Amichai is one of the most important poets in the history of the State of Israel, capturing the essence of Israeli identity and the Jewish past like no other. Join Matt Check, Director of Lifelong Learning, to explore and marvel at some of Amichai's most famous works.
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Torah Take 2 | God Concepts in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature: A Sampling to Stimulate our Personal Belief
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageContrary to what most people think, our classical literature of Bible, Talmud and other rabbinic literature are far from monolithic in theology or emphasis on qualities of God. These great sources reveal wide-ranging ideas of God, with many parallel tracks or viewpoints, none competing with one another, but each to challenge and to stimulate our [...]
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Tuesdays with Torah | The Word of God: Exploring Prophetic Judaism
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageReform Judaism is sometimes considered “prophetic Judaism,” but what does that really mean? Join us as we read texts from the Book of Prophets, analyzing bold calls for social justice and unpacking some more challenging ideologies. Together we will discuss what the role of prophecy might be in our world today, and what messages we [...]
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Torah Take 2 | God Concepts in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature: A Sampling to Stimulate our Personal Belief
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageContrary to what most people think, our classical literature of Bible, Talmud and other rabbinic literature are far from monolithic in theology or emphasis on qualities of God. These great sources reveal wide-ranging ideas of God, with many parallel tracks or viewpoints, none competing with one another, but each to challenge and to stimulate our [...]
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Tuesdays with Torah | The Word of God: Exploring Prophetic Judaism
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageReform Judaism is sometimes considered “prophetic Judaism,” but what does that really mean? Join us as we read texts from the Book of Prophets, analyzing bold calls for social justice and unpacking some more challenging ideologies. Together we will discuss what the role of prophecy might be in our world today, and what messages we [...]
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Tuesdays with Torah | The Road Less Traveled: Benjamin of Tudela and His Travel Diary: A Window into 12th-century Jewish Life
Wise Center, Zoom 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley VillageThe 12th century was a time of great flux with the significant influences of Christian and Islamic cultures and their clash of power throughout the ancient world. One intrepid Jewish traveler, Benjamin of Tudela, made his way from his native Spain to the Middle East, northern Mesopotamia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Italy, Greece, [...]
