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Hidden Histories and Untold Stories

Past Sessions
Monday, April 19, 2021 7 Iyyar 5781 - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Monday, March 8, 2021 24 Adar 5781 - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Monday, February 15, 2021 3 Adar 5781 - 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
        
 
Join scholars from the Jewish Theological Seminary as they uncover the hidden context around biblical figures and important eras in Jewish history. This series will feature presentations by JTS faculty followed by a brief conversation facilitated by Nancy Kaplan.
 
This series is free and open to the community.  Click here to register and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.
 
 
February 15 - The Tevye Syndrome – How Religious Were East European Jews? with Dr. David Roskies, Professor of History at JTS
 
Jews in Eastern Europe in the period before the Holocaust are often imagined as having been traditionally observant—bearded pious men, and women with their heads covered.  In this class we will explore Eastern European stories of modern, secular trends in Jewish life, and why they have been forgotten in popular memory.

 

 

March 8 - The Breakable Queen Jezebel – The Making and Breaking of the Bible’s Greatest Villain with Dr. Amy Kalmonofsky, Dean of List College and the Kekst Graduate School and Blache and Romie Shapiro Professor of Bible, JTS
 
Jezebel is a woman with a reputation, yet her biblical story does not support the reputation she has earned. In this class we will examine the threat posed by – and the power wielded by – Queen Jezebel; how her story reflects biblical anxieties towards women; and why Jezebel has intrigued and terrified readers for generations.
 
 
April 19 - Where Did the Beit Midrash Come From? with Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS
 
The beit midrash is more than just a physical space. It is a culture of competition and hierarchy, and a claim that group study is perhaps the apex of Jewish religious practice. These elements have defined Jewish learning for better and for worse over the last 1500 years—but the early Rabbis were unfamiliar with the beit midrash. In this class we will explore the emergence of the beit midrash amidst specific cross-cultural currents, and how it came to have an enduring impact on Judaism.
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