EMANU-EL SCHOLAR COURSES

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MADELEINE HAAS RUSSELL INSTITUTE
OF JEWISH LEARNING

All of Rabbi Kushner’s courses are drop-in.
(We’re always grateful if you register but it’s
not a deal-breaker)

Weekday classes are $18 members, $20 non-members per trimester

Register for any of the courses below here!

Buber: On the Bible

October 14, 28; November 11; December 2, 16 –
Alternate Thursday evenings
7:00 – 8:30 pm

Each session we will read, discuss and argue about one or two of the eighteen short essays (average length of 10 pages) in which Buber examines classic biblical situations from the burning bush to Job, from Sinai to false prophets.  Even if you don’t have time to finish the reading, stop by for the argument anyway.
 
Test: On the Bible: Eighteen Studies by Martin Buber, editor Nahum Glatzer
Books can be purchased the first night of class, October 7th and in class after the first night.

$23.00: We accept credit cards, checks and only the exact amount of cash.

Class is free for members of Congregation Emanu-El, $20 non-members
Please register by going to www.emanuelsf.org/register





Kedushat Levi on the Parsha

Weekly Saturday mornings starting on Shabbat Bereshit, October 2
9:15 – 10:15 am

The teachings of the Hasidic master, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev on the weekly parasha.  While we will read from a vocalized (with the dots) Hebrew text, no knowledge of Hebrew is required.  This is not a class but rather an on-going Shabbos morning discussion group.
 
No required text; photocopies.
Registration is not necessary.

A Book Party Celebrating the Publication of Rabbi Kushner’s New Book:

I’m God; You’re Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego (September, 2010)

October 3, 2010
7:30 – 8:30 pm

I’m God; You’re Not is an engaging, retrospective collection of essays, stories and teachings.  The book will be published in September, and you are invited to a book party!  

Rabbi Kushner will discuss, read a few short selections from and answer questions about his new book, I’m God; You’re Not. A reception and book signing will follow.

Please RSVP to surner@emanuelsf.org to reserve your copy of Rabbi Kushner’s book.





Kushner on Kushner: A Three Session Seminar

Alternate Tuesday evenings: October 5, 19: November 2
7:30 – 8:30 pm

We will read and argue about what the author of Rabbi Kushner’s new retrospective anthology I’m God; You’re Not really meant.  This is a drop-in seminar.  Each session is stand alone.  

The class is free for Congregation Emanu-El members, $20 for non-members

The Holy Books of the Jews & Jewish Literacy

Alternate Wednesday evenings: Fall - September 29; October 13, 27: November 10
4:30 – 6:00 pm

Each session we will “meet” open, examine, read a few short selections from, and then try to comprehend the four principal holy texts of Judaism: the Hebrew Bible, the Babylonian Talmud, The Zohar, and The Siddur (daily prayer book).  This is a drop-in seminar.  Each session is stand-alone. 

The class is free for Congregation Emanu-El members, $20 for non-members

KABBALAH: A LOVE STORY
Rabbi Kushner's first novel

Four years in the making! Soon to be a major motion picture! (Hey, it could happen.) After sixteen books of non-fiction, Rabbi Kushner's first novel. KABBALAH: A LOVE STORY is the fable of a rabbi who accidentally discovers a hidden, lost page to the Zohar (the master text of Kabbalah) and what that discovery does to his life and the life of a woman he doesn't (yet) know he loves who teaches astronomy at Columbia University. A short selection from the first chapter and endorsements are available here.