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Vanity of Vanities: Meaninglessness from Ecclesiastes to Today
Virtual Program
This course explores the urgent, ancient question of meaning, purpose, and futility through the lens of "vanity"—both as biblical emptiness (fleeting as breath) and modern self-obsession.
Starting with the Book of Ecclesiastes, we will study scripture, novels, essays, and films that ask: what makes life meaningful amidst crisis, death, and the absurd? This inquiry feels especially urgent in our age of social media, AI, and climate emergency.
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $72.0088 spaces open
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Gustav Landauer
Virtual Program
In early 1919, Gustav Landauer was murdered by paramilitary thugs in Munich. He was a visionary, a philosopher, and a martyr for a world built on mutual aid rather than state violence. This month, as we grapple with the recent, echoing violence of paramilitary forces right here in our own country, Landauer’s life and thought feel less like history and more like a mirror. Landauer believed that the state is not a building or a border, but a mode of behavior—a way we treat one another. “We dest... Read more
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Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: Standing Together
Virtual Program
In partnership with the New Israel Fund 
Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine consists of five stand-alone sessions, each requiring separate registration. These sessions invite participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharpl... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $18.0084 spaces open
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The Roots of Doikayt
Virtual Program
Doikayt, or "hereness" in Yiddish, has recently emerged as a central concept for Jewish critics of Zionism and proponents of Diaspora Nationalism. While many cite its historical importance to the Jewish Labor Bund, the true origins of the term remain widely misunderstood. This online lecture exploring Jewish political history presents new research into the roots of the Bundist ideology. We will propose an alternative origin for doikayt that challenges modern interpretations and forces a ret... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $18.0095 spaces open
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Judeo-Moroccan Arabic 1
Virtual Program
How did a millennium of Jewish life in North Africa find its voice in Arabic? This course offers a rare window into Judeo-Moroccan Arabic, the unique linguistic tradition of the Maghrebi diaspora. We begin by tracing the history of Judeo-Arabic as a global Jewish language before diving into the specific dialects of Morocco. You will learn to navigate Arabic written in the Hebrew alphabet, gaining hands-on exposure through everyday expressions, simple dialogues, and authentic short te... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $150.0022 spaces open
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Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 3
Virtual Program
Ready to bridge the gap between basic reading and true liturgical fluency? This course is the final installment of our three-part foundational sequence, designed for students with a 250-word vocabulary who are ready to tackle the complexities of sacred texts. We move beyond the present and past to master the future tense, imperative forms, and the unique Hebrew verb reversals found throughout the Bible and the Siddur. Whether you are continuing from Hebrew 2 or seeking a rigorous grammar re... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0039 spaces open
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Reading Biblical Texts · The King David Phenomenon: King, Warrior, Lover, Movie Star
Virtual Program
How did a shepherd boy become the ultimate archetype for both holiness and scandal? Few biblical figures are as polarized as King David: the sensitive musician and the ruthless warrior; the chosen king and the dysfunctional patriarch. In this series, we go beyond the legend to find the man. By analyzing Hebrew and English texts, evaluating recent archaeological discoveries, and exploring the insights of ancient and modern commentators, we will navigate the line between history and fi... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0039 spaces open
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Emma Goldman
Virtual Program
Join us for the Radical Jewish Reading Circle: three evenings of reading, thinking, and conversation about radical thinkers of Jewish origin.
This month we turn to Emma Goldman, the anarchist firebrand who declared: "The most violent element in society is ignorance." Born in 1869 to a Jewish family in Kovno, Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania), Goldman became the most notorious anarchist in America. A fearless advocate of free speech, birth control, ... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0019 spaces open
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Canon to Canvas: Biblical Texts in Art
Virtual Program
How have artists across centuries interpreted the Hebrew Bible's most iconic narratives? In this four-part series, renowned scholars Robert Alter and Ronald Hendel join leading art historians to explore the intersection of scripture and visual art. Through the lens of comparative literature and art history, we examine how masterworks by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and others translate sacred text into image. By pairing close readings of biblical passages with visual analysis, we... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.0074 spaces open
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Queer Jewish Berlin: Gender, Desire, and Liberation in the Weimar Republic
Virtual Program
When Franz Rosenzweig opened the original Lehrhaus in Frankfurt in 1920, a parallel revolution was already underway in Berlin. Jewish doctors, publishers, and anarchist philosophers were building the world's first institutions dedicated to what we now call LGBTQ+ rights—writing foundational texts on gender identity, filling newsstands with the world's first lesbian magazines, and theorizing forms of love and community that defied every convention of bourgeois life. Their work was as intelle... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $54.00100 spaces open
