On The Road Again! Jewish History, C.E.
Fridays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at Noon
We return to our survey of Jewish history with Ira Wise. We begin with the fall of the Bar Kochba Revolt in 135C.E. then we move in two directions, into Europe and across North Africa. We will explore how our ancestors dealt with the fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity and Islam, and how those experiences inform Jewish identity today.

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Wisdom Seekers, Wisdom Keepers:
Finding the Blessings of Aging
Fridays, November 6, 20 and December 4 at Noon
Join Spiritual Mentor Bari Dworken, Ed.D. in exploring how we can continue to grow spiritually and Jewishly through aging. We will gain new insights through studying ancient and contemporary texts, engaging ourselves and each other in deeper spiritual dialogue and practice through guided questioning, and in celebrating the joy we receive in sharing the meaning we make of our lives.

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How to Read the Bible with Rabbi James Prosnit
Fridays, January 15, 22, 29,
February 5, 12 and 19 at Noon
Former Harvard Professor James Kugel’s new book How To Read the Bible provides some wonderful new insights into the world’s most popular text. Through the lens of modern biblical scholarship as well as ancient interpreters, Rabbi Prosnit will use some of Kugel’s material and approach in illuminating some classic biblical stories.

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Hineini in Our Lives –
Learning how to Respond to Others
Fridays, May 14, 21, 28, June 4 & 11 at Noon

Former HUC- JIR Provost Norman J. Cohen’s Book Hineini in Our Lives, highlights for us the 14 occurrences in the Bible where we find this expression of presence and confirmation.  In the akeida, at the burning bush and elsewhere…Dr. Cohen helps us to think about “what it means to stand in covenant with the one power in the universe and grasp the implications of that relationship in the future.” Ilene Haigh, our summer rabbinic intern, will teach the course, through the lens of the exploring and internalizing the Biblical passages and certain midrashic responses as well as modern midrashic writings on this powerful model for living in covenantal relationships. 

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