Jews, Torah, and “Judaism”

Jews, Torah, and “Judaism”

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Rabbi Jeffrey Amshalem (Read Bio)
Dates:  8 Mondays, Fall 2024: 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16 & 1/6
Time: 7:15-8:45 p.m. EST
Course fee: $280, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College and Co-Sponsored by Temple Sinai in Brookline
Registration:  Click here

In this course we’ll study recent archaeological and historical research about the interrelated origins of the Jewish people, the Torah, and what would come to be known as “Judaism,” and discuss their ramifications for our own identities and practices as 21st century Jews. The goals are for the learners to understand current theories about the development of the Jewish people as a self-identified nation and the narratives and laws — which would become the Tanakh — used to develop, maintain, and shape this identity. The class will include scholarly sources, in light of which we will study classical Jewish texts with an investigator’s eye to see how they align with the new scholarship.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team