Red 3
A model is presented of two people, ones of whom forgives while the other accepts forgiveness. It is not easy. The story of Joseph and his brothers is an exemplar of what is required when it comes to healing a relationship that had turned bad.
Orange 10
Lex wants to explore topics around Jewish identity, community, history, and tradition. He will therefore be facilitating a conversation about the English Premier League. Confused? That's very reasonable! In this session, you'll gain some clarity around why the seemingly separate realms of sport and Judaism may actually intersect a great deal.
Yellow 22
Chazanut (cantorial singing) was a popular form of entertainment in the shtetl, as well as the Jewish communities of western Europe. This session is an introduction to the topic, followed by a discussion of the role of chazanut in the life of European Jewry and how it found its way into cinema. We will be screening the first talkie, The Jazz Singer.
Orange 12
Hanan Harchol, the creator of the popular animated series for adults and teens "Jewish Food For Thought", uses his animations to explore deep Jewish wisdom and fuel lively conversation on the topics of Love and Fear and how they affect our every day lives and relationships. Hanan Harchol's work is generously funded by The Covenant Foundation.
Love_Fear_1_StudyGuide.pdf
Love_Fear_2_StudyGuide.pdf
Love_Fear_3_StudyGuide.pdf
Red 2
Music allows the measurement of time— but in this session we will examine how music allows us the experience of Jewish travel as well.
Music as Travel _ Sefaria Source Sheet Builder.pdf
Green 26
Join Rachel Rose Reid for an exploration of how chants drawn from liturgy can create an embodied, grounded, transformative experience of Jewish prayer. We will call in a rich circle of song, learning the power of devotional music through its practice.
Yellow 21
This session attempts to shed light on the need for the Shabbat Hotplate and attempts to track the rabbinic development starting with the Mishna and leading through to contemporary Halakhic psak.
Red 4
Our tradition presents us with myriad ways to think about God, yet looking outside traditional Jewish texts can also help challenge and illuminate our visions of sacred relationship. In this session, we’ll explore Jewish liturgy as well as poetry from other thought traditions in order to discover new possibilities for approaching the divine.
Limmud2019BersteinSimpsonGodNextDoor.pdf
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