May 22nd, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – A recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/pB4FXGAsN8A. Pirkei Avot is a collection of approximately 100 teachings by sages between 300 BCE and 200 CE. Many of the teachings deal with ethical behavior, so the collection became known (in English) as Ethics of the Fathers. These teachings became the foundation for ethical movements in Judaism […]
May 25th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/ooa9GSr7rvA Related material is at 22S3 Kabbalah Introduction – Google Drive For information about Kabbalah or Jay’s Advanced Kabbalah class, email Jay at jMcCrensky@aol.com or call him at 301-461-4444 Kabbalah is a Jewish theology built on the premise that, although God is unknowable, we can experience spirituality by […]
June 28th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class can be viewed at https://youtu.be/5cp2IhJ3tt8. A copy of the Chat box from the class is at 22S4 Jewish Chaplaincy – Google Drive. Rabbis Ozarowski and Kaprow can be contacted at info@NAJC.org. David Balto, who is a DC-based chaplain at Washington Hospital Center and George Washington Hospital, can be contacted […]
June 30th, 2022 – July 14th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Recording of session 1 is at https://youtu.be/aLUj6Qcd9Lk Recording of session 2 is at https://youtu.be/Nidw6gnU5AQ Recording of session 3 is at https://youtu.be/x5XqQ5z7ny4 Handouts and copies of the chats frm previous sessions are at 22S3-5 Kabbalah – Google Drive or https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1_E_8yFFw3tjNmfRxgO9QsHGZ3cKfMrZj Class sessions are on Thursday evenings and a recording will be available shortly after each […]
September 11th, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – The Yerusha Project is an initiative of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe to create an online hub of information regarding the European Jewish archival heritage. A collaborative effort of European, US and Israeli academic and heritage institutions, Yerusha features over 12,000 in-depth archival descriptions held by 700 archives, libraries and museums of 27 countries. […]
September 21st, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – The recording of the class can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Wq0iBYrH-oM. For more information about membership, awards or other matters relating to the American Jewish Press Association, please visit https://www.ALPA.org. For more than a century, Jewish newspapers and magazines have been an invaluable resource for Jewish communities. With the coming of the digital age, websites have also […]
November 20th, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – The chat text from the class is at 22F3 Making of the Soviet Jew – Google Drive. Dr Senderovich’s periodicly updated Reading List is at https://bit.ly/SovietJewsReadingList How the Soviet Jew was Made can be purchased from your local bookstore, from Amazon (including a kindle/ebook version) or directly from the author (senderov@uw.edu). You can also loan […]
December 8th, 2022 – December 15th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of the first session is at https://youtu.be/2jsVxBEBmC8. The recording of the second session is at https://youtu.be/wCHH7Iqo3N8. Visit www.JoeRosenstein.com to contact the instructor, view the class’s material that was shared on the screen or see or buy any of his books. Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) introduces ethical and judicial principles and advises […]
December 21st, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – To honor her beloved father, Sarah Birnbach committed to reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish twice a day for eleven months — a Jewish mourning ritual that was historically reserved for sons — despite her father’s initial request that she hire someone male to do so. The novice worshipper and single working mother had many obstacles — […]
January 4th, 2023 – January 11th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of Part 1 is at https://youtu.be/7Bf5fm1fCzk. The recording of Part 2 is at https://youtu.be/yAsB4jLo7eY. An in-depth exploration on two Wednesday evenings of the life, career and music of Kurt Weill, the famous German/Jewish/American composer whose career spanned several continents and whose music ranged from the concert hall to the stage to the […]
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