JTS Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz

Date: Mar 03, 2017 - Mar 04, 2017

Sponsor: JTS Learning in Your Community

Location: Florida

Category: JTS in Your Community

Shabbat Scholar Series


Join Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz, director of Israel Programs for JTS, for probing discussions on a puzzling mitzvah, Zionism today, and the meaning of tzedakah.

Mitzvah to Kill For: Are We Really Commanded
to Annihilate Amalek?
Friday, March 3
D’var Torah during services followed by extended oneg and discussion
Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus 
20350 NE 26th Ave, Miami, FL

Yearning for Zion…or Maybe Not: Reflections of a Zionist in Miami and Jerusalem
Saturday, March 4
D’var Torah during services
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center 
20400 NE 30th Ave, Miami, FL

The Art of Tzedakah
Saturday, March 4
Lunch and Learn following services
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center 
20400 NE 30th Ave, Miami, FL 

Note: Advance reservations are required for the programs at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center. To register, please contact (305) 937-1880 or rsvp@atjc.org

For additional information about programs at Beth Torah, please contact Marla Cohen at 305-932-2829 ext. 7818 or mcohen@btbrc.org.