Eleanor Shapiro, 10/1/24—The current war between Israel and Hamas can make the situation feel too complex and painful to contemplate. Addressing the roots of the conflict, this multimedia history course introduces a perspective that ultimately offers an alternative to the despair that comes with hopeless headlines. All levels of learning welcome.

Dr. Naomi Baum & Yonatan Zeigen, 9/30/24 Nearly a year since October 7th, Israelis continue to struggle with the enormity of the ongoing trauma. Hear from Dr. Naomi Baum, an Israeli psychologist and a renowned trauma and resilience expert, and Yonatan Zeigen, son of Vivian Silver, a lifelong peace activist who was murdered on October 7th in her home in Kibbutz Be'eri.

Eleanor Shapiro, 9/27/24 The current war between Israel and Hamas can make the situation feel too complex and painful to contemplate. Addressing the roots of the conflict, this multimedia history course introduces a perspective that ultimately offers an alternative to the despair that comes with hopeless headlines. All levels of learning welcome.

Azzan Yadin-Israel, 9/24/2024 Just as a writer must choose what elements of the story to focus on, every artistic depiction represents a series of choices regarding content, emphasis, and mode of representation. In this course we examine biblical art as a form of commentary. Our focus will be on two narratives: the binding of Isaac and Ruth And Boaz on the threshing floor. There will also be an opportunity for participants to introduce and discuss images that they find noteworthy.

Eleanor Shapiro, 9/18/24 The current war between Israel and Hamas can make the situation feel too complex and painful to contemplate. Addressing the roots of the conflict, this multimedia history course introduces a perspective that ultimately offers an alternative to the despair that comes with hopeless headlines. All levels of learning welcome.

Azzan Yadin-Israel, 9/10/24 Just as a writer must choose what elements of the story to focus on, every artistic depiction represents a series of choices regarding content, emphasis, and mode of representation. In this course we examine biblical art as a form of commentary. Our focus will be on two narratives: the binding of Isaac and Ruth And Boaz on the threshing floor. There will also be an opportunity for participants to introduce and discuss images that they find noteworthy.

Eleanor Shapiro, 9/11/24 The current war between Israel and Hamas can make the situation feel too complex and painful to contemplate. Addressing the roots of the conflict, this multimedia history course introduces a perspective that ultimately offers an alternative to the despair that comes with hopeless headlines. All levels of learning welcome.

Azzan Yadin-Israel, 9/10/24 Just as a writer must choose what elements of the story to focus on, every artistic depiction represents a series of choices regarding content, emphasis, and mode of representation. In this course we examine biblical art as a form of commentary. Our focus will be on two narratives: the binding of Isaac and Ruth And Boaz on the threshing floor. There will also be an opportunity for participants to introduce and discuss images that they find noteworthy.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan, 8/11/24 Eicha, “how,” is the first Hebrew word of the Book of Lamentations, and its Hebrew title. Lamentations is read on Tish’a Be-Av, but what really happened/happens on the 9th of Av, Tish’a Be-Av? Examine this date on the Jewish Lunar/Solar calendar (the only sacred calendar guided by the sun and the moon) through the wisdom and insights of "This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation" by the late, great Rabbi Alan Lew.

Prof. Jeremy Popkin, 7/14/24 The French Revolution offered Jews the opportunity to become citizens, but at the cost of abandoning their communal autonomy. Was it a good deal?

Prof. Michael Hoberman, 7/1/24 Fewer than two thousand Jews lived in North America during the American Revolution. Some were Tories, some sided with the rebellion, and a significant number couldn’t make up their minds whose side they were on. Whether they took part in the fighting, held down the homefront, or tried to steer clear of all the trouble, they couldn’t help but be implicated by the war’s turmoil and outcome.