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The Passover Haggadah: Fresh Readings of Familiar Passages
This class will focus on a fresh reading of several key passages from the Haggadah—the requirement to elaborate on telling the exodus story, the seder of the five sages in B'nei B'rak, and the four children. We will also consider the Haggadah’s view of the human role in the redemptive process, its treatment of Moses and how this all relates to the symbolism of charoset. We will conclude with a puzzle about the exodus that is guaranteed to engage seder participants, young and old.
David Arnow
Tuesday, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Course Dates: March 20.
Tuition: $18
The Annual Rapoport Family Memorial Lecture
You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt: A Redemptive Reflection on 'Strangers' in Judaism
As Jews we are constantly reminded, “Be kind to the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” and the Pesach seder begins with the words, “Whoever is hungry, let him come and eat; whoever is in need, let him come and conduct the Seder of Passover.” Shuli Taubes will focus on developing a definition of the word ger (stranger) in Tanakh and rabbinic Judaism and its implications for how we think of ourselves in relation to the exodus from Egypt. Join us for this annual pre-Pesach lecture.
Shuli Taubes
Thursday, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Course Dates: March 15.
Tuition: $
'So that you will remember': A Study of the Afterlife of the Exodus Story in the Tanakh
Tammy Jacobowitz
Wednesday, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Course Dates: March 21.
Tuition: $18
New Initiative
Finding the Anchor: Fiction Writing Workshop
part of the Arts Workshop Series
In this class, we will explore ways to navigate and draw inspiration from source text. How can generative images help spark the creative process and anchor a work? Students will write a piece in class and have the opportunity to share their work with the group.
Nicole Fix
Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Course Dates: March 14.
Tuition: $18
Translation and Creation: From Text to Stage
part of the Arts Workshop Series
Hebrew, Lashon Kadosh, the Holy Tongue, is for many of us a gate which locks us out from the rich and complex meanings in many of our most beloved and sacred texts. This workshop will focus on methods for engaging with Jewish texts by wrestling with the language. Through the holy struggle of translation, we will unpack the meaning embedded in the simplest of words, and from this wellspring, we will create midrashim of our own. Translation will become Creation! Focusing on the text of Yedid Nefesh, the poem which opens Kabbalat Shabbat, composer/playwright Bronwen Mullin will lead participants through exercises in creative translation and midrash-making. Included in this workshop is a performance of Bronwen's original work based on this piyyut, "Two Little Lights" (Drisha Arts Fellowship 2011) and a Q&A with its cast and creators.
Bronwen Mullin
Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Course Dates: April 18.
Tuition: $18
