Upcoming Events
Jun
27
Telling Difficult Stories
Online | Livestream | Public Lectures & Events | Stories and Storytelling
Philip Roth’s “Operation Shylock” gives expression to discomforts in Diaspora identities vis-à-vis Israel during the First Intifada. Join Dr. David Kraemer in exploring Roth’s recounting of the conflicts of this time, as Jews asked questions that are as pertinent today as they were then.
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Jul
11
How Jewish Storytelling Shapes the Religious Imagination
Online | Livestream | Public Lectures & Events | Stories and Storytelling
Rabbi Mychal Springer, Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Adjunct Professor, JTS, shows how Jewish storytelling shapes the religious imagination. Part of our summer learning series: Stories and Storytelling.
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Jul
13
Biblical Hebrew Workshop
Online | Jewish Education | Online Learning
Develop your skills in translating passages of the Tanakh independently with our Biblical Hebrew Workshop, a follow-up to the Jumpstart your Biblical Hebrew course.
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Jul
18
A Contemporary, Philosophical Reading of the Sacrifice of Isaac
Online | Livestream | Public Lectures & Events | Stories and Storytelling
Dr. Miriam Feldmann Kaye, Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS, takes a new philosophical look at the sacrifice of Isaac. Part of our summer learning series: Stories and Storytelling.
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Jul
25
A Jewish Doctor in Medieval Spain and His Demon
Online | Livestream | Public Lectures & Events | Stories and Storytelling
oseph, the protagonist of this proto-novel, at the urging of a mysterious companion, undertakes a journey that takes him to the land of the demons. We will read and discuss some of the stories that the travelers tell each other along the way and will attempt to unravel who the mysterious companion actually is.
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