a conversation across time...
The Tauber Program offers a joyful, collaborative environment for adult learners who wish to develop authentic knowledge of Jewish ideas and texts that are genuinely relevant to their lives.
A Synagogue in Dialogue on Israel
Facilitated by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan
10:00 am, Reuben Rinder Chapel
May 16
Who Speaks for Israel in America?
Risks and Benefits of Unity and Diversity.
FREE and open to the public. No registration necessary.
Short Courses:
One shot two hour presentations on some of the most
frequently asked questions
With Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan
Tuesday: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
May 4, 2010
We Now Rise for the Kaddish. What is the origin, meaning, and practice of saying the Kaddish?
FREE and open to the public. Register Here
Yesod Graduate Course: Masculinity and Femininity in the Bible, Midrash and Talmud
With Igael Gurin-Malous
Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm
March 18, 25; April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13
In this class we will explore the way Jewish texts and traditions have viewed masculinity and femininity and the relationship between the two. We will explore stories of strength, weakness, love, hate, power and influence. Through independent study of text and their cultural milieu we will learn what has influenced the way the modern Judeo-Christian world understand s masculinity, femininity and gender roles. The Yesod Graduate Course is only for graduates of the 2 year core Yesod program.
$36.00 member - $50.00 non-member . Register Here
Spring Courses
- Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism
- Muslims and Jews Study Their Religious Texts Together: Comparing and Contrasting the Central Messages and Themes of the Torah and Quran and Post-Canonical Sources
- Understanding Jewish Life: The American Jewish Experience
Our 8 week Courses are a great opportunity to study topics in Jewish history, thought and Bible. These classes are for those students who want to study a particular subject or Jewish thinker in depth as well as for students who have completed the Yesod two-year core study program.
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TEXT AND THE CITY:
By custom we study Pirke Avot (ethical aphorisms) between Passover and Shavuot. This spring we will be studying the longer ethical narratives from other sections of the Talmud appropriate for this time between Passover and Shavuot.
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TAUBER BOOK CLUB
Wednesday Nights: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - $36 members, $50 non member
(per year/8 meetings)
Starting its second year, the Tauber Book Club is led by author Michael Lavigne. This year, participants will explore Jewish fiction from Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Israel, Austria and the United States. Meeting once a month at Mr. Lavigne’s home, participants will encounter full-length texts in a thought provoking, intensely personal, and enlightening atmosphere. All participants must be willing to facilitate a session. Space is limited.
Mar 17 - Anzia Yerzierska, The Bread Givers
Apr 14 - Yaakov Shabtai, Past Continuous
May 12 - Moacyr Scliar, The Centaur in the Garden
TAUBER SUNDAY SCHOLARS
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