Adult Study and Learning
It is taught that “the study of Torah equals in value all the other commandments” (Peah 1:1). Maimonides teaches that one is “required to study Torah, whether poor or rich…young or old…” and that one “must set aside definite times to study by day and by night…”
We at Town & Village we are dedicated to providing a variety of learning opportunities, at all levels of knowledge and at many times of day. We hope that you will find something here that you wish to study with us. If there is something you would like to see us offer in the future, please let us know.
Town & Village Synagogue is dedicated to making adult Jewish learning accessible to all of its members and to the community at large. If you are interested in a class we offer and the cost is a concern, we invite you to contact Carol Green or Rabbi Sebert privately to make arrangements that are affordable for you. We look forward to seeing you soon.
The coming year promises to be very exciting as we continue some programs and begin some new ones. Please check out our offerings listed below.
Sincerely,
Sharon Keller, Carol J. Green, and Louise Sherby
Co-chairs, Adult Education Committee
Town & Village Synagogue
ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
5781
2020-21
Illuminating Medieval Ashkenaz: Studies in Text and Imagery
TAUGHT BY DR. CHAYA SIMA KOENIGSBERG
4 TUESDAY EVENINGS APRIL 20 & 27, MAY 4th and 11th
7:00 - 8:15 PM on Zoom
This lecture series will focus on Jewish illuminated manuscripts produced in medieval Germany in the 13th and 14th Centuries. Illuminated manuscripts are among the treasured artifacts that have survived the trials of Jewish history and whose imagery provides a window into the worldview of the Jews that commissioned them hundreds of years ago. To understand the significance of these vibrant images and the texts they adorn, we will trace the origins and outlook of the Jewish communities of medieval Germany, and their intellectual and artistic creativity in the face of calamity.
Chaya Sima Koenigsberg is a Resident Scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, where she teaches medieval Jewish history and philosophy and mentors students. She holds an MA and PhD in Jewish philosophy from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, where her research interests included varieties of Midrashic interpretation and esotericism in medieval Jewish thought.
Fee: Free to T & V members and current CCJ cohort, $36 partner members and past CCJ cohorts, $54 others.
Stories of Music, Part II
TAUGHT BY CANTOR SHAYNA POSTMAN
5 Wednesday evenings May 5, 12, 26, June 2 and 16 from 7-8:30 PM (via Zoom)
Join Cantor Shayna Postman for a course on stories of the evolving nature of Jewish music. We will discuss various aspects of Jewish music, including trends and innovations in Jewish Music, innovators and influencers, musical journeys through the Holocaust, and Jewish Jazz. Stories of Music will include multimedia presentations as well as discussion.
This course is an Adult Education Project of the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the Cantors Assembly, the American Conference of Cantors and the Milken Archive of Jewish Music.
Fee: Free to T & V members including the current cohort of the CCJ, and the T & V 20s & 30s group. The cost for Partnership members is $54 (Partnership members include CSP members, and past cohorts of the CCJ) and $118 for others.
For more information and to receive the Zoom link, contact: cantor@tandv.org
JEWISH LANGUAGES PAST AND PRESENT
TAUGHT BY DR. SARAH BENOR
TUESDAY EVENINGS, 7:00-8:30 PM (VIA ZOOM)
JUNE 1, 8, 15, 29, JULY 6, 13
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
LED BY DR. STEFANIE HALPERN
10 Thursdays, 10:30AM – Noon (Via zoom, until further notice)
FEE: $250, Free for T&V members
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September 10, 2020 |
Ninette of Sin Street |
Vitalis Danon |
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October 15 |
The Drive |
Yair Assulin |
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November 12 |
The Pillar of Salt |
Albert Memmi |
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December 10 |
House on Endless Waters |
Emuna Elon |
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January 14, 2021 |
The Desert |
Albert Memmi |
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February 11 |
The Last Interview |
Eshkol Nevo |
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March 11 |
Mohammed Cohen: The Adventures of a Arabian Jew |
Claude Kayat |
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April 15 |
Three |
D.A. Mishani |
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May 13 |
For the Love of the Father |
Chochana Boukhobza |
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June 10 |
The Tunnel |
A.B. Yehoshua |
LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. This group is intended for readers who are committed to reading the entire book before the discussion and are prepared to come to the discussions with open minds and respect for the opinions of others. Priority will be given those who have previously participated in this group.
Stefanie Halpern is the Director of the YIVO Archives at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. She received her PhD from the department of Jewish Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2017. Her dissertation, Crossing Over from the Yiddish Rialto to the American Stage, explores the ways the Yiddish theater intersected with and ultimately became part and parcel of the mainstream American theatrical institution. Stefanie was the curatorial associate for the current “New York’s Yiddish Theater: from the Bowery to Broadway” exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York.
If you have any questions, or to enroll, email adulted@tandv.org
THE BOOK OF JUDGES: BIBLICAL HERO TALES
TAUGHT BY DR. SHARON KELLER
TUESDAY EVENINGS, 7- 8:30PM (via ZOOM)
TBD
Fee: Free to T & V members including the current cohort of the CCJ, and the T & V 20s & 30s group. The cost for Partnership members is $54 (Partnership members include CSP members, and past cohorts of the CCJ) and $118 for others.
You MUST REGISTER (adulted@tandv.org) to receive the Zoom link for these classes – they will be sent weekly.