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Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM
An Artistic Response to the Holocaust
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Hamilton Building, Classroom 303
Arts and Culture, Jewish and Israeli History, Teen Friendly
A visit to Vienna, Prague and Budapest had a profound effect on artist Linda Dubin Garfield. It stimulated a series of prints and a book. See a short video based on her book “Behind the Scene/Seen,” discuss it and then create mixed media art based on your own reactions to memories, responses and ideas about the Holocaust and loss.
For teens and older.
Chevruta Study
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 410
Join us for an exciting chevruta study with one of our favorite teachers, Helen Plotkin.
Jewish Radicalism in the United States
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 408
We will explore the origins and particularly the early development of a tradition of radicalism that uniquely developed in the immigrant community of Jews from the Pale of Settlement in Eastern Europe. Early Jewish socialism and what developed as a specifically Jewish labor movement will be emphasized in the course of the session, with fruitful discussion with participants.
Old/New Approaches to Social Justice
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Hamilton Building, Classroom 312
Contemporary Jewish Life, Social Justice
First it was soup cans and coats, then demos and advocacy; now, rooted in rabbinic tradition, Maimonides, Kabbalah and the Baal Shem Tov, Jewish organizations across the country have sprouted to establish service learning, leadership training, synagogue-based community organizing and community lending as our best justice tools. Learn more about how our community can engage in social justice.
Papercutting: Reviving a Jewish Folkart
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 404
Arts and Culture, Teen Friendly
Papercutting is an ancient art dating back to the creation of paper during the 1st century in China. Since that time, artisans have used paper, scissors and knives to create objects both ornamental and functional. Perhaps you made a snow flake in grade school or have seen silhouettes. These are forms of papercutting. In this workshop, you will create a papercut card. NOTE: SESSION IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS.
Seven
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Levitt Auditorium
Arts and Culture, Teen Friendly
Award winning artist-educator, choreographer and performer Lin Batsheva Kahn will lead participants in a movement text workshop inspired by seven words - appreciate, endure, wait, grieve, listen, trust and journey from her current performance of Seven. Through creative individual and group improvisations, simple movement and interesting music, the workshop will bring out creativity, problem solving and experiential learning in relationship to Judaism; an engaging and exciting experience for movers at any level.
The 'Seeing' and 'Taking' of Sarah
The Matriach as Forbidden Fruit.
Canceled, sorry
Jewish and Israeli History, Text and Thought
What does Sarah the Matriarch have in common with the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden? Through close readings of the two stories, we will note the surprising parallels between the stories. We will then view this comparison in the larger context of gender relations in the Bible.
The Changing Nature of Jewish Identity and Community
Unwrapping the Gift
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 411
Contemporary Jewish Life, Teen Friendly, Text and Thought
The 21st Century has seen radical changes in how young adults identify as Jews and create community. They look beyond traditional means of experiencing Judaism and involving themselves as Jews in the world around them. The session will explore what identity means for many young Jews, consider precedents in Jewish literature, and reflect on the implications for the future of the Jewish community.
Wading through the Conversion to Judaism Obstacle Course
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Black Box
Contemporary Jewish Life, Text and Thought
This is clearly one of the most difficult and complex discussions to have. We are told that there is THE correct way that one should convert to Judaism, and yet this position is hard to support through the very authoritative Jewish thinking from which such a statement comes. We will begin by studying sources that give us some information about who this group is to which we belong and how one can come in as a member (including readings from Tanach and then Talmud) and then address how we came to our present practices, how these strategies are still problematic on many levels, and the political mess that now accompanies this very critical issue of who is a member of the B'nai Yisrael and whose membership is being questioned.
What would a halakhic state look like?
(and would you want to live there)
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 405
Jewish and Israeli History, Text and Thought
Jewish law teaches us how to interact with God and our fellow citizens, but provides few resources instructing us how to run a modern state. With the advent of Zionism, people have begun to wonder how Jewish law would respond. This interactive session will explore several approaches to this important question.
When Yiddish Was Young
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Hamilton Building, Room 316
Additional schedule
- Saturday 8:30 PM–9:45 PM Gershman Y, Classroom 410
Arts and Culture, Teen Friendly, Text and Thought
Return to the golden age of Yiddish, when poets flourished in the three great centers of America, Poland, and the Soviet Union. Justin Cammy, professor at Smith College, Mellon Fellow at UCLA, and expert in Yiddish literature and culture, guides us on a journey through the moment "when Yiddish was young." No knowledge of Yiddish is required. Includes discussion of Yiddish poetry in translation.
Where Does The Spiritual Life Begin?
Wonder, Despair, and Abraham's Discovery of God
Canceled, sorry
Advanced Study, Text and Thought
The Bible tells us nothing about how Abram first came to have faith in God, but the Rabbis attempt to fill the gap. In this session, we'll explore an important Midrash about how Abram found God, and a variety of interpretations of it in the medieval and modern periods. This will lead us to ask: does religion begin in wonder or despair, or in some combination of the two?
Why the Dead Sea Scrolls Still Matter
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Classroom 415
Additional schedule
- Saturday 10:00 PM–11:15 PM Gershman Y, Classroom 415
This presentation will bring the audience up to speed on current scholarship involving Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls and will discuss its relevance not only for scholars, but its significance for Jews today. This session will be based on new research from the presenter's new book, "Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls."
Yoga for the Jewish Spirit
Becoming Whole
Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Gershman Y, Levitt Foyer
Spirituality, Ritual, and Practice, Teen Friendly
The Sfat Emet says, "Every person has to set aright the body, so that the power of soul will dwell upon it." *
Using gentle yoga postures, prayer, and pranayama (controlled breathing), we can experience a bit of that wholeness.
Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring a yoga mat.
*Art Green, The Language of Truth
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