Lunch & Learn: From Sefirat HaOmer to Revelation: How the Rabbis Read Biblical Texts
Date: May 13, 2021Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Phone: 2035521818Email: info@ujajcc.orgAdd to Outlook Add to Google Calendar
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Lunch & Learn is a weekly program, every Thursday from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. The Lunch & Learn program is generously sponsored by Rita Edelston.
From Sefirat HaOmer to Revelation: How the Rabbis Read Biblical Texts
Rabbi Rahel Berkovits
May 13
The Torah says to count the Omer from the day after shabbat, yet the rabbis begin counting from the day after Pesach. How do they see the process of revelation, and what can we learn from their choices concerning the continuous unfolding of Torah?
Toxic Handlers in the Bible
Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham
May 20
Lessons for the workplace.
Violence Against Women and the Bible’s Deafening Silence
Yael Klein Leibowitz
May 27
Come explore Ancient Israel’s revolutionary approach to gender issues and equality through a careful look at some of the Bible’s most scandalous episodes.
