By Reporter staff
A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available.
Melton will hold the class “The Holiness of Doubt” on Thursday, October 12, from 5-6 pm. The cost to attend is $18. Torah scholar Rabbi Joshua Hoffman will explain the thinking behind his new book, “The Holiness of Doubt,” which serves as a guide through a journey of studying the questions in the Torah. Click here for more.
Ritualwell will hold the virtual course “Soulwork: Exploring Our Depths” on Tuesdays, November 28 and December 5, 12 and 19, from noon-1:30 pm. The cost to attend is $180. The classes will explore four soulwork modalities based on a Gestalt approach – dreamwork, inner child work, nature soulwork and Soul Collage©. The class will offer a Jewish-spiritual context, with a short text study at the start of each meeting. For more information or to register, click here.
Literary Modiin will hold its October 2023 Author Event on Sunday, October 15, at 1 pm. The event will feature Tara Ison, author of “At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf”; Daniel Victor, author of “The Evil Inclination”; and Linda Kass, author of “Bessie.” For more information or to register, click here.
Sources, A Journal of Jewish Ideas, announced its fall 2023 issue. The issue “focuses on Danger & Safety, with articles addressing the political, religious, and social meanings of violence in Jewish life.”
Melton will hold the course “Shtetl Fabulous” on Thursdays, October 19-November 9, from 7-8:30. There is a sliding scale cost to attend. The class will “explore literary representations of the shtetl ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.” For more information or to register, click here.
Ritualwell will hold the virtual course “Reclaiming the Hebrew Goddess and Writing Her Anew” Thursdays, December 14, 21 and 28, and January 4, 11 and 18, from noon-1:30 pm. The cost to attend is $250. The course will offer “a deep dive into the legacy of the Hebrew goddess, from her ancient biblical and Near Eastern roots, to her demise at the hands of our prophets and scribes, and to her manifestations in Judaism today.” For more information or to register, click here.
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal will hold the virtual reading of Stephanie Liss’ script “Radio Berlin” with original music by Rebbesoul on Sunday, October 15, at 5 pm. The reading will take approximately two hours. There is a sliding scale cost to attend. For more information or to register, click here.
Melton will hold the course “The Bible’s #MeToo Moments” on Mondays, October 23-November 13, from 1-2:30 pm. There is a sliding scale cost to attend. The class will “pair the story of biblical women who suffered at the hands of violent patriarchal misogyny with midrash and poetry that adds depth and nuance to our understanding.” For more information or to register, click here.
The Israeli-American Council will hold a virtual mini summit about antisemitism and schools on Thursday September 21, from 5-7 pm. It will help parents “better understand antisemitism in the U.S. and its expression in the education system” and offer tools to help them fight antisemitism. For more information or to register, click here.
The Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual course “Diaspora in Jewish Thought” on Wednesdays, October 25, November 1, 8, 15 and 29, and December 6, from 7-8:30 pm. The cost to attend is $180. The course will “study some of the most compelling Jewish arguments in favor of Diaspora throughout history, from the Talmud to Chasidic masters, and ask how we, as Diaspora Jews, might relate to them.” For more information or to register, click here.
Melton will hold the class “Touching Talmud Tales” on Tuesday, November 14, from 7-8 pm. The cost to attend is $18. Rabbi Devorah Jacobson will explore a few of the Talmud’s most moving narratives. For more information or to register, click here.
The Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual course “The Forgotten Rituals of Eastern European Jewish Women” on Tuesdays, October 24 and 31, and November 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 1-2:15 pm. The cost to attend is $180. For more information or to register, click here.
Chabad will hold the virtual course “Red, White and Jewish: A Journey Through American Jewish History” on four Thursdays, October 19-November 9, at 7 pm. The suggested donation to attend is $40. The course will explore “the rich and diverse history of Judaism in America, from the arrival of the first Jewish settlers to the American colonies through to today’s thriving Jewish community.” For more information or to register, click here.
Melton will hold the class “Ancient Artifacts of the Galilee and What They Mean Today” on Tuesday, November 7, from 1-2:15 pm. The cost to attend is $18. The class will explore the ancient communities through selections from the Mishnah and by examining the archaeological remains of Galilean homes. For more information or to register, click here.
The Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual course “The Afterlife: Classical Jewish Views” on Tuesdays, October 17, 24 and 31, and November 7, from 7-8:15 pm. The cost to attend is $120. For more information or register, click here.
Melton will hold the class “Family on Trial: Law and Gender in the Cairo Geniza” on Tuesday, October 31, from 1:30-2:30 pm. There is no cost to attend. The class will look at material found in the Cairo Geniza in order to explore what the documents can teach about the dynamics of communal justice in family disputes. For more information or to register, click here.
SAPIR and the Park Avenue Synagogue will hold the hybrid event “What We Miss When We Misunderstand Antisemitism” on Tuesday, October 17, at 7 pm, with Bret Stephens, Roya Hakakian and Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove. For more information or to register, click here.
Ritualwell will hold “Spiritual Revolutionaries: The Ba’al Shem Tov” on Mondays, October 16, 23 and 30, and November 6, 20 and 27, from 1-2:30 pm. The cost to attend is $250. The class will explore who the Ba’al Shem Tov was and some of his radical innovations, teachings and practices. For more information or to register, click here.
The Museum at Eldridge Street will hold several virtual classes and programs this fall, including “The Book of Job” on Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9 and 16, at 11 am; “Virtual Tour of the Jewish Lower East Side” on Tuesday, October 10, at 6 pm; “Not Tevia’s Shtetl: The Real Story Behind these Ancestral Towns” on Sunday, October 15, at 2 pm; and “How the Streets Got Their Names: From Colonial Executions to American Presidents” on Monday October 30, at 6 pm. For information on these and other events or to register, click here.
The Park Avenue Synagogue will hold the hybrid program about the book “The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for Its Inner Soul” by Isabel Kershner on Tuesday, October 24, at 7 pm. Kershner will discuss how “the country has both exceeded and fallen short of the ideals and expectations of its founders, and ultimately, at its core, what holds Israel together and the forces that threaten its future.” For more information or to register, click here.
Jewish Book Month’s “Community One Read with Dani Shapiro” will take place on Wednesday, November 8, from 1-2 pm. Shapiro will discuss the parallels between her two National Jewish Book Award winning books, “Inheritance” and “Signal Fires.” For more information or to register, click here.
Jewish Women Archive announced its “2023-2024 Book Club Picks.” The list can be found here.
Keshet is offering “Back to School 2023” resources for the LGBTQ community and its allies shown here.
The American Jewish University will hold “Etgar Keret: A Mother’s WWII Bedtime Stories” on Tuesday, October 17, from 3-3:45 pm. Writer Etgar Keret will talk about the stories his mother told him about life in Poland when she grew up during World War II. For more information or to register, click here.
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