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A Wealth of Opportunities for Lifelong Learners

02/25/2019 02:42:37 PM

Feb25

Carole Kantor, TBE Adult Education Committee Chair

TBE’s Adult Education Committee meetings overflow with ideas – some suggested by groups outside our congregation and some suggested by our own members. The committee, in addition to its role in planning the Swarsensky Weekend, discusses all these ideas and often we are excited at the possibilities for new events. But we take action only when we see something that is both feasible and of interest to enough people in our congregation to make it worthwhile as a TBE program. That leaves many learning opportunities for us to participate in as individuals, not as TBE members. We would like to share information about the outstanding educational resources that we learn about with you. Below is a list that we will update as we hear of new resources.

LECTURE: “Israel through a Colored Lens: African-American Perspectives on Mizrahi Israelis by Dr. Bryan Roby.Tuesday, March 5, 2019 (4:00 pm), Pyle Center, AT&T Lounge, UW Madison.  https://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/events/

LECTURE: “The Jews of Shanghai” by Susan Stamberg. Thursday, April 11, 2019 (4:00 pm), Pyle Center, Room 325/326, UW Madison.  https://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/events/

GREENFIELD SUMMER INSTITUTE: “Business, Labor, and Social Justice: Jewish Perspective, Jewish Traditions” July 14-18, 2019, UW Madison.  https://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/greenfield/

LEVY LECTURE SERIES: Six summer lunchtime programs with outstanding speakers on topics of Jewish interest.  2019 dates and speakers to be announced. Nakoma Country Club http://jssmadison.org/programs/levy-summer-series/

ONLINE COURSE: Daniel Matt is a teacher of Jewish spirituality and one of the world’s leading authorities on Kabbalah and the Zohar. He is offering an online course on the Zohar for people seeking an in-depth exploration of this classic work of Jewish mysticism. There is no requirement for fluency in Hebrew or Aramaic or any extensive background in Jewish sources.

https://www.wexnerfoundation.org/blog/online-zohar-course

ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY: From a literary panel about Philip Roth’s writing to The Song of Songs in Concert to Jews in Space the YIVO institute for Jewish research produces a wide-ranging array of programs about Jewish individuals and the Jewish people.  A video archive covering the years 2011 to the present, is available at yivo.org/video

. . . To be updated and expanded . . .

If you have any comments about this list, please write to cjkkantor@gmail.com.

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