February 26, 2025 GROW Session: “Shiva” – Poems of October 7th

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For our February 2025 program in Hebrew College Adult Learning’s free, monthly GROW series, we examine Poems of October 7th with translator Michael Bohnen.

We hope you will spend an hour with us for this and future programs in our series, to gather, reflect, observe, and wrestle with topics that will deepen your Jewish learning.

“Shiva” – Poems of October 7th

Date: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 | 12-1 PM EST/9-10 AM PST | Zoom
Program: “Shiva” – Poems of October 7th
Instructor: Translator Michael Bohnen
Cost: FREE

In the months following the horrors of October 7th, Israelis wrote poems to express the nation’s feelings and emotions. Well-known poets alongside new fresh voices appeared daily on social media and in the literary supplements of daily papers. They described the inability to speak; they gave voice to choked tears, rage, and despair. This anthology includes 59 Hebrew poems printed alongside their English translations. The book includes a link to brief recorded commentaries about each of the poems.

Instructor

Michael Bohnen is one of the editors/translators of Shiva: Poems of October 7. He is a lawyer and works for a charitable foundation. He was the Founding Chair of Gann Academy and has served as Board Chair of CJP, JCRC. Schechter, JCPA and Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education.

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