Resilience in the Face of Catastrophe
Date: May 07, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Sponsor: JTS Learning in Your Community | Public Lectures and Events
Location: Greater Washington, DC
Category: Community Courses Scholar in Residence
Sunday, May 7
Adas Israel Congregation
Washington, D.C.
9:00 a.m.: Shaharit followed by Breakfast
10:00 a.m.: Lecture
Resilience in the Face of Catastrophe: The Rabbinic Response to the Destruction of the Temple
With Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS
In 70 CE, the Jewish world changed catastrophically. The Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and the Judaism prescribed by the Torah became impossible. Into this gap, the Rabbis emerged to create a new, vibrant Judaism that did not rely on a particular geographical center. Join JTS’s Dr. David Kraemer to explore the religious system they created, which laid the groundwork for Judaism as we know it today, and consider how it filled the void left by the destruction of the Temple.
Program Partners
Adas Israel Congregation
Agudas Achim Congregation
B’nai Israel Congregation
Congregation B’nai Tzedek
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County
Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies
Kehilat Shalom
Ohr Kodesh Congregation
Shaare Tefila Congregation
Shaare Torah
