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Learn more on the Skirball website: adultjewishlearning.org. Pleasecall (212) 507-9580 The Skirball Center is proud to announce the continuation of its Author Series in partnership with the Jewish Publication Society. In addition, an array of Skirball special lectures and panels are offered this month that provide a unique opportunity to learn with world-renowned scholars. You will leave each event enlightened, challenged, and inspired to learn more. ______________________ Thursday May 1st | 7:00pm - 8:30pm How We Pray is Who We Are: This is Your Life, American Jews The Annual Charles Grossman Lecture in Jewish Intellectual History Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman Complementary Admission • This lecture will take place at 1 East 65th Street More than what we say to God, prayer is what we say to each other. It is the prime symbolic vehicle by which we play out the changing nature of Jewish identity The prayer book is a script for worship, the symbolic act by which we stake out who we are. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but never dull and always fascinating, the story of America’s worship is the story of American Judaism in the making. https://adultjewishlearning.org/courses/how-we-pray-is-who-we-are-this-is-your-life-american-jews#.UynwLYU7Z6M Thursday, May 8th | 8:00pm - 9:00pm “Sing–Now!–to God:” Miriam and Moses Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg • This lecture will take place at One East 65th Street Admission $30. Registration in advance is strongly encouraged https://adultjewishlearning.org/courses/sing-now-to-god-miriam-and-moses#.UyjBe4U7Z6M A pre-lecture hour of text study with DR. DIANE M. SHARON begins at 7pm. The history of Miriam, the prophetess who speaks enviously of her brother Moses, offers an intimate glimpse into the tensions between brother and sister— both leaders, both prophets. Study Midrashic material that will illuminate this mysterious relationship. The American Jew and Cinema Lead by Dr. Eric Goldman $65 | Sunday, May 4th | 10:00am - 2:00pm • This seminar will take place at One East 65th Street In an industry strongly influenced by Jewish filmmakers, the evolving nature of the American Jewish condition has had a considerable impact on American cinema and, in particular, on how Jews are reflected on the screen. As American Jewish screenwriters, directors, and producers have become increasingly comfortable with their heritage, an unprecedented number of movies spotlight Jewish protagonists, experiences, and challenges. Watch and analyze film clips to learn how cinema can give us a better understanding of the social, political, and cultural realities of Jewish life in America. https://adultjewishlearning.org/courses/the-american-jew-and-cinema#.Uynv54U7Z6M Noah and Jonah: Biblical Perspectives on Human Transformation Lead by Judy Klitsner $65 | Sunday, May 18th | 10:00am - 2:00pm • This seminar will take place at One East 65th Street Can human beings change? Explore the Bible’s complex treatment of this question, while examining the narratives of Noah and Jonah: two stories that share a remarkable number of themes, words, and details. Learn how despite their similarities, these two ancient stories actually present opposing views on the question of a human being’s ability to change. Discover the surprising ways in which both views remain relevant to the modern reader in search of authentic and lasting inner transformation. https://adultjewishlearning.org/courses/noah-and-jonah-biblical-perspectives-on-human-transformation#.UynwAYU7Z6M ____________ JPS/SKIRBALL AUTHOR SERIES A Bride for One Night: Talmud Tales by Ruth Calderon Translated by Ilana Kurshan Tuesday May 27th | 7:00pm Complementary Admission • This lecture will take place at One East 65th Street Ruth Calderon has recently electrified the Jewish world with her teachings of talmudic texts. In this volume, her first to appear in English, she offers a fascinating window into some of the liveliest and most colorful stories in the Talmud. Calderon rewrites talmudic tales as richly imagined fictions, drawing us into the lives of such characters as the woman who risks her life for a sister suspected of adultery; a humble schoolteacher who rescues his village from drought; and a wife who dresses as a prostitute to seduce her pious husband in their garden. Breathing new life into an ancient text, A Bride for One Night offers a surprising and provocative read, both for anyone already intimate with the Talmud and for anyone interested in one of the most influential works of Jewish literature. https://adultjewishlearning.org/courses/a-bride-for-one-night-talmudic-tales#.UynwVYU7Z6M Elizabeth F. Stabler Librarian, Temple Emanu-El New York, NY
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