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Course Topic: Social Action/Tikkun Olam

Pursuing Justice: Walking Whole-heartedly in a Broken World

Pursuing Justice: Walking Whole-heartedly in a Broken World

*Program: Open Circle Jewish Learning: Young Adult/Social Action
Instructor: Jaz Twersky
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Eastern
Dates: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/18, 4/25, 2023 (6 sessions)
Location: Online via Zoom
Fee: $108

How might Jewish tradition refract an ethos for the kind of commitments we want to make and the actions we want to take to improve our shared society? For whom are we responsible? What do we need to know about ethics, power, and action before we make those decisions? To address these enduring questions, we will look to classical and contemporary Jewish wisdom, to see what it might offer us as we work toward creating a more just world.

*This course is offered as part of the Hebrew College-IYUN Fellowship program.

Personalized Courses for your Group

Personalized Courses for your Group

Each semester, our Me’ah team works closely with groups who want to learn together, offering them unique course topics that meet their interest.

See a course you like in our online course catalog? Looking for something different? Interested in studying with a particular instructor? If you have a group of learners, from a synagogue, organization or just friends, who may wish to learn together and have a course designed to fit your specific interests, please contact us at meah@hebrewcollege.edu and we would be happy to work with you!


Sample Me’ah Select Courses from our Me’ah Faculty

Note: This is only a selection of courses and faculty from 2021-2023. Choose from these courses and instructors or the Me’ah team can work with you to create a course for your group.

Instructor: Dr. Jacob Meskin
An Introduction to the Modern Reading of Rashi
The Diverse Cultures of Contemporary Israel
Crucial Moments in Israeli History Through the Lens of Short Stories: Parts I & II
Tradition on the Screen II: Challenges & Joys of Traditional Jewish Life in Film
A Modern Introduction To The Thought Of Maimonides

Instructor: Rabbi Or Rose
Hasidic Narratives of Spiritual Growth, Loss, and Renewal
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Spirituality & Social Justice
The Mystical Quest: Kabbalah & Contemporary Jewish Experience

Instructor: Dr. Susie Tanchel
Ancient Responses to Modern Challenges
Honoring Many Voices
Connections and Disconnections: The Biblical World

Instructor: Rabbi Neal Gold
Sages and Dreamers: The Lives of the Rabbis of the Talmud
Encountering God Today
Beyond Statehood: How Early Zionism Transformed Jewish Life & Culture
The Passover Haggadah
Discovering the Art of Midrash

Instructor: Rav Rachel Adelman, PhD
The Problem of Evil Love and Marriage in Rabbinic Tales of the Talmud

Instructor: Rabbi Benjie Samuels
The Biblical Book of Judges: Leadership Amidst Lawlessness
Profiles in Leadership and Resilience: Exploring Biblical & Jewish Historical Personalities
Changes and Challenges for a New Generation

Instructor: Rabbi Nehemiah Polen
Music and Melody in Jewish Spiritual Practice
Gender Symbolism in Bible, Talmud & Midrash, Kabbalah and Hasidism

The Case for Reparations: Talmudic Texts in Conversation With Today’s America

The Case for Reparations: Talmudic Texts in Conversation With Today’s America

Program: Hebrew College Open Circle Jewish Learning: Social Action
Instructor:
 Alona Weimer (Read bio)
Dates: February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 (6 sessions)
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Online via Zoom
Fee: $126

What do Talmudic texts reveal about a Jewish ethic of reparations? How can we read Jewish tradition as insisting upon collective redress of historic harms? What do Black and Indigenous activists mean when they say, “Reparations” and “Land Back?” How do rabbinic ideas about atonement and repair apply to the contemporary moment?

This course will engage with Talmudic texts alongside Black and Indigenous thinkers to articulate our collective obligation to intervene in the historic and ongoing theft of wealth, labor, and land. Using these framings, we will discuss what happens when we inherit a society built on stolen wealth, what Jewish history reveals about the emotional and political implications of reparations, and what communities are doing today to intervene. Students will examine the state of reparations in their own communities and make a plan for how they can engage in campaigns and learning on a local level.

Hebrew College Open Circle Jewish Learning is for learners of all backgrounds.

The Justice/Halakha Collaborative: Traditional Texts for a Visionary Future

The Justice/Halakha Collaborative: Traditional Texts for a Visionary Future

Program: Hebrew College Open Circle Jewish Learning: Social Action
Instructor:
Allen Lipson (Read bio)
Dates: February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023 (6 sessions)
Day and Time: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Online via Zoom
Fee: $126

Join fellow Jews committed to organizing for justice, both informally and professionally, in a collaborative exploration of traditional Jewish texts responding to societies in crisis. The course will cover the questions keeping you up at night. The responsa we study-many of which will be read in English for the first time- will reflect topics and questions generated by participants before the class begins: debt, gentrification, boycotts, labor rights- the floor is yours! We’ll frame our texts within today’s headlines and political theory, then learn together in chavruta (pairs) and large groups. By the end of the course, you will have built a robust Jewish vocabulary around the justice issues you care most about, empowering you to teach and inspire your communities toward action.

Hebrew College Open Circle Jewish Learning is for learners of all backgrounds.

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