Current courses by topic: Text and Thought
10 courses in 4 subcategories:
Biblical Interpretations (3 courses)
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Back to the Torah - The Book of Numbers
T106B-CCD Instructors: Cohen Starting: 01/12/2012 Location: Contra Costa Jewish Day School
Of Sorcerers and Snakes and Scandalous Events This winter, we will continue our study of the Book of Numbers. In our classes, we will learn about the continuing revolts against Moses and God. After forty ...
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Back to the Torah - The Book of Numbers
T106C-CCD Instructors: Cohen Starting: 04/19/2012 Location: Contra Costa Jewish Day School
Sacred Time in a Sacred Land This Spring, we will complete our study of the Book of Numbers! Our class will include a study of the sacred times and observances of the holy days in ...
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their World
H205-PSR Instructors: Grist Starting: 07/09/2012 Location: Pacific School of Religion at GTU
This course takes a decidedly holistic approach to understanding the scrolls in the context of their times. We'll begin with an overview of the history encompassing the scrolls, ca. 200 BCE-100 CE. From there, we'll ...
Classic Texts (5 courses)
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2 Rabbis, 3 Opinions: Sunday Talmud with Prof. Daniel Boyarin
T500-LJ Instructors: Boyarin Starting: 01/29/2012 Location: Lehrhaus Judaica
The Talmud gave renewed relevance and meaning to Torah law. The early rabbis delved into and passionately debated that meaning, point by point, and that's what we'll do in this course. Our class is open ...
Boys who Played with Fire - Lehrhaus at Limmud Bay Area
H500-LBA Instructors: Wolf-Prusan Starting: 02/19/2012 Location: Asilomar Conference Grounds
Limmud is a world-wide movement that sponsors conferences and learning days in over 40 different communities. This is the Bay Area's first Limmud conference. 300 people will gather for two days to explore the Jewish ...
False Messiahs: The Case of Sabbatai Sevi
T300-OL Instructors: Wolf-Prusan Starting: 03/29/2012 Location: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU East Bay
In the late 17th century, Sabbatai Sevi claimed to be savior of Israel. Thousands believed him? Why? What does this story tell us about how we cope with catastrophe? Please register at www.scholarolli.com.
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The Two Sinais of HaLevi and Maimonides: Inclusiveness and Exclusiveness
T350-KS Instructors: Wolf-Prusan Starting: 05/01/2012 Location: Congregation Kol Shofar
As we travel from Egypt to Sinai, from Pesach to Shavuot, we arrive at two different Sinais: The Sinais of Judah HaLevi and Maimonides. We find both in our behaviors, liturgy, and recent Israeli law. ...
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Who is Wise - The Human Ideal: Torah, Talmud, and Medieval Imaginings
T300-KS Instructors: Wolf-Prusan Starting: 03/14/2012 Location: Congregation Kol Shofar
The Talmud presents the well-known “Four Sons,” but what about us grown-ups? Life is more complex and living more challenging than the simple, wise, speechless, and the bad seed. Since the Talmudic period, every generation ...
Contemporary Literature (1 course)
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Introduction to the Masters of Modern Israeli Literature
A200-OFJ Instructors: Milgram Starting: 03/06/2012 Location: Oshman Family JCC
A.B. Yehoshua, Amos Oz, David Grossman and Meir Shalev: these literary giants have shaped the character of modern Israeli literature in the Post-Holocaust era. In doing so, they have also shared with the world their ...
Kabbalah and Mysticism (1 course)
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Pagan and Mystical Roots of the Jewish Calendar
P150-TS Instructors: Steingroot Starting: 03/14/2012 Location: Temple Sinai
Christianity has been described as Jewish wine in a pagan vessel. Likewise, the classical monotheistic grapes of Jewish history and law were grafted on to hardy mythic and magical rootstock, the agricultural year as a ...