LimmudVan'20

Who were the heroes behind the creation of the Israel Philharmonic and how it grew to become one of Israel's greatest ambassadors.

Families today are more diverse than ever before, and this is true of Jewish families too. What do today’s new Jewish families look like, and how can those in diverse families figure out the kind of Jewish life they want to build together? If you’re in a relationship thinking about these questions, or have a son or daughter who is making Jewish choices different than your own, join us to explore some ways in which definitions of Jewishness, access to Jewish content, and relationship to Jewish community organizations are being challenged and transformed in this generation.

A look at the ways the Jews of Germany during the Holocaust and  First Nation peoples during the settler colonial period  were “othered.” The role education played within these two populations as a tool for propaganda and its contribution to the othering process will be discussed.

Utilizing Elie Wiese's "Messengers of G-d" and Adin Steinsaltz's "Biblical Images" we will discuss psychological profiles of Biblical characters.  We will look at whether Eve was the "bad guy" or a heroine.  We will look at the Biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs and their psychological profiles as we compare their development to our own.