A History of Zionism Through 5 Thinkers, Poets & Authors
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Rabbi Dan Judson (Read Bio) Dates: 5 Mondays, Spring 2025: 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 & 3/17 Time: 10-11:30 a.m. EST Course fee: $240, financial aid is available Location: In Person at Hebrew College Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Explore writers and thinkers who represent different perspectives on the nature and development of Zionism. History will be seen through poetry, biography and ideas. We will dive into the writing of five key figures with the goal of understanding the dynamic and various ways that Zionists before the creation of the state conceptualized Israel. The goal will be to get a kaleidoscopic sense of Israeli history tracing various movements. The figures that we’ll engage with are: Chaim Weitzmann, David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, Martin Buber and A.D. Gordon.
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Stav Meishar (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Fridays, Spring 2025: 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/28 & 4/4 Time: 9:30-11 a.m. EST Course fee: $240, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Each class will focus on one media example: a singular character from a film or a TV show. In this way, even if students miss a class, we all begin from the same point the following week. Between classes there will be a small amount of homework: a film or a TV episode to watch, plus a short article to read.
Classes will begin with a short chevrutah discussion of the entire class of the homework received the previous week. Then the teacher will give a lecture about the media example of the week, mixing video excerpts with complex texts that analyze their themes and the questions they pose. Then the class will go into breakout rooms to discuss their thoughts on this week’s materials in small chevrutah groups, later coming back to share their discussions with the entire class.
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Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Elisha Gechter (Read Bio) Dates: 4 Tuesdays, Spring 2025: 3/25, 4/8, 4/22 & 5/6 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. EST Course fee: $160, financial aid is available Location: Hybrid Class at Hebrew College and Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Discover the art of infusing meaning and creativity into Jewish traditions in this engaging four-part series. Whether you’re looking to enhance existing rituals, create personal ceremonies, or craft meaningful community experiences, this series provides the tools and inspiration to make Jewish practice uniquely yours. Through guided discussions, hands-on activities, and the exploration of traditional and modern sources, you will learn how to honor the richness of Jewish heritage while adapting rituals to fit your needs and values. This series is perfect for those who want to be innovative and intentional with a wonderful cohort of people. By the end of the series, participants will have learned about the roots of Jewish ritual, crafted their own personalized ritual and gained the skills to continue creating meaningful Jewish practices for themselves and their communities. Join us on this inspiring journey to feel empowered in your connection to Judaism and make tradition your own in some slightly unconventional ways!
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Yoni Kadden (Read Bio) Dates: 3 Tuesdays, Winter 2025: 1/14, 1/21 & 1/28 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. EST Course fee: $120, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Course description:
When Jews began arriving in America at the turn of the 20th century they began voting with distinct and discernable patterns that lasted for the course of the next century. What were those patterns and how might we explain them? And since Black people were enfranchised in the years after the Civil War, they too have voted with distinct and discernable patterns. What were those patterns, how might we explain them? How have these patterns changed and how have they remained the same over the past century and a half? In what ways are the historical voting patterns of Jews like – and in what ways are they different from – Black people? This three-session course will examine these questions and will explore what lessons we might glean to help our understanding of how people have been voting in our most recent elections.
Who Shall I Say is Calling?: Insights about the Name of God in Jewish Tradition
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Rabbi Neal Gold (Read Bio) Dates: Tuesdays, Winter 2025: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21 & 1/28 Time: 10-11:30 a.m. EST Course fee: $160, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Jewish spiritual wisdom has put many names on the experience of encountering the divine. This course offers some unexpected insights from the Bible, rabbinic literature, and Kabbalah about what it means to give a name to the Transcendent: from the Torah’s ineffable four-letter Name to unusual metaphors, to the Kabbalists’ 72- (actually 216-) letter mystery, and beyond. This course will explore familiar and unfamiliar sources, with an emphasis on articulating and clarifying our own spiritual awareness.
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Layah Lipsker (Read Bio) Dates: Monday and Thursday, Winter/Spring 2024-2025: 12/ 9, 12/12, 12/16, 12/19, 1/6, 1/9, 1/13, 1/16, 1/23, 1/27, 1/30, 2/3, 2/6, 2/10, 2/13 & 2/20 Time: 9-9:45 a.m. EST Course fee: $400, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Talmud study is not simply the study of Jewish law, and that’s why it is so fascinating to Jews of all affiliations. The rabbis often use the legalities as a language for articulating foundational Jewish wisdom. The stories and debates of the Talmud have become the language of Jewish thought. A page of Talmud can often help us tap into ancient Jewish language for our own spiritual growth and add to our toolbox of Jewish thought.
