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Friday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM
A Non Partisan View of the War of Yankee Aggression
American Jewry in the Civil War
Friday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM Room 203
Join us for a fresh look at people and events in the American Jewish community during the Civil War. We'll focus on Judah Benjamin, Grant’s Order #11, Jews and slavery, and the issue of secession.
Shabbat Songs
Friday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM Room 240
Join LimmudPhilly to sing some of your favorite Shabbat songs in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. Men and women will be singing together in this session.
The Forward in the Age of Facebook
Canceled, sorry
Come learn how The Forward, America's most respected Jewish news source, is responding to the Age of Facebook! Learn the future of independent Jewish journalism in our new digital age.
The Tradition of Disagreement in Biblical Prophets
Friday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM Room 202
Jewish tradition generally regards the biblical prophets as a unified front, a group of spokesmen in ancient Israel who spoke the word of God to their audiences. But a closer look at the prophets themselves shows remarkable disagreement between them over what, exactly, constituted the "word of God" or what Israel's deity actually demanded from his people. The Bible preserves discrepancies, arguments, polemics and even personal attacks between the prophets of ancient Israel. This session will look at a few famous prophetic passages that will give us a sense of how diverse -- and divided -- the
Israelite prophetic tradition really was.
Touched by Torah
Explorations in this Week's Torah Portion
Friday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM Room 201
Rabbi Milgram's efforts to find a meaningful interpretation of this week's Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, led her to meetings with Hebrew University's faculty in the History of Bible and Medicine. She went from there to England to meet with a monk who used to work in the Vatican Library, and then all the way to the Vatican Library itself to review ancient manuscripts. As a result, in this session we will unravel mysteries about symptoms shared by the the Prophetess Miriam, King Hezekiah, some members of the priesthood, and a house, as we immerse in a rewarding Torah study adventure in all four traditional dimensions -- physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.
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