Jewish Holidays

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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 4) - Haman and History

Simi Peters

Audio
Feb 15, 2021

Men, Women, and Ritual: A Textual Look (Part 14) - Celebrating our Miracles: Men, Women and Ritual on Purim and Pesach

Ilana Sober Elzufon

Audio
Feb 10, 2021

A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 3) - Mordechai and Esther: Exile and Consequences

Simi Peters

Audio
Feb 8, 2021

e-TiM: Who Knows Four?

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Part 1, Mar. 3: The Four Questions: Insights into the Mitzvot of Seder Night Part 2, Mar. 10: The Four Sons: Divergent Models in Jewish Education Part 3, Mar. 17: The Four Cups: The Multifaceted Historic Elements of Exile and Redemption
Program
Feb 4, 2021

A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 2) - The Man Who Would Be King: Ahashverosh and the Will to Power

Simi Peters

The Man Who Would Be King:  Ahashverosh and the Will to Power
Audio
Feb 2, 2021

A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 1) - The Problem with Megillat Esther

Simi Peters

Audio
Jan 25, 2021

Some Reflections on the year 2020

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Ezra enacted for the Jewish people that they should read the curses that are recorded in Vayikra before Shavuot and [the curses] of Devarim before Rosh Hashanah. What is the reason? Abaye, and some say…
Article
Dec 31, 2020

e-TiM: A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther

Simi Peters

Part 1, Jan. 25, 12:15 pm: The Problem with Megillat Esther Part 2, Feb. 1, 12:15 pm: The Man Who Would Be King:  Ahashverosh and the Will to Power Part 3, Feb. 8, 12:15 pm: Mordechai and Esther:  Exile and Consequences Part 4, Feb. 15, 12:15 pm: …
Program
Dec 30, 2020

Asara b'Tevet and Christmas

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For better or worse, in the minds of many—Jew and non-Jew alike—Chanukah and Christmas are two sides of a similar, if not the same, coin. Chanukah is often identified as the mechanism by which Jews celebrate the holiday season, and Christmas as the…
Article
Dec 25, 2020

Chanukah: Clothes Make the Man

Rabbi Jay Kelman

There is no more powerful symbol than light in our tradition. It is how we usher in the Shabbat, march down the wedding aisle, mark the yahrzeit of a loved one. Light is the symbol of spirituality which, unlike matters physical, is not diminished…
Article
Dec 18, 2020