The Many Faces of God
Mondays, November 8, 15, 22 at 8:00pm - Join Rabbinic Intern Kelly Whitehead in a three-part series, “Many Faces of God.” In a virtual classroom, we will review, discuss, create, and engage with the multi-dimensional presence of God through Jewish text, art, history, and our own lived experiences. All learners and questions are welcome!
History of the State of Israel & Zionism through 2021
Making Meaning out of Midrash
The Impact of Hate: Racist Ideologies in Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America in the 1930s
Sunday, January 30 at 3:00pm - presented by Rabbi Stuart Gershon
In the context of Isabelle Wilkerson's thesis in Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, we will explore how the driving force of racism led to both the Holocaust and the oppression of African Americans in the 1930s. We will learn what the Nazi regime thought about American law with regard to citizenship, voting rights, interracial marriage, and immigration. We will discuss the historical connections between American race law and the infamous Nuremberg Laws.
It's a Sh'mita Year: What's That, and Why Does It Matter?
Wednesdays, February 16, 23 & March 2 at 7:30pm - presented by Rabbi Erin Glazer
Art: Golden Age
The Golden Age of Art in Vienna - Gustav Klimt dominated cultural life in the Austrian capital at the turn of the Twentieth Century. He and his compatriots in the Vienna Secession rode the crest of the wave of modernism that captured the European imagination. This series of four talks will tell the story of this era, first by examining Klimt’s extraordinary life through his ebullient landscapes, sensual drawings, and ravishing portraits. We will then focus on Egon Schiele, Klimt’s protégé, who shocked the art world with his dazzling, intense, and expressive works. Finally, we will discuss the important relationship Klimt and Schiele had with their many Jewish patrons and what happened to these collectors and to the works they owned during the Nazi era and beyond.