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The Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus School
Finding a Useable Past: A Historical Look at Reading Jewish Women into Traditional Texts We will examine a number of medieval texts and discuss the challenges in searching for women’s stories and histories when reading traditional Jewish texts written by men for male audiences. We will point to a number of concrete solutions in historical research that can facilitate finding information on women and their lives and discuss some of the implications of these findings for our understandings of Jewish history. Elisheva Baumgarten Tuesday, March 3, 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Tuition: $40 (includes lunch) Paid pre-registration for lunch required by Friday, February 27 at noon.  Synagogues in First Century Judea The origins of the synagogue are steeped in mystery, but it is clear that by the first century it was an important Jewish communal institution, second only to the Beit ha-Miqdash. Aided by a slide presentation we will examine the earliest history of the synagogue, drawing on sources as diverse as the Dead Sea Scrolls, archaeology, New Testament and Hazal. Steven Fine Wednesday, January 21, 7:45 – 9:15 p.m. Tuition: $25 ($18 students) Is the Vatican Hiding the Temple Menorah? Where is the Menorah? Jews and Christians have both asked this question over the last two thousand years. Aided by a slide presentation we will explore what is known about the whereabouts of the menorah in the years since the Jerusalem Temple was destroyed. Legend has it that the menorah is at the Vatican. Is it true, and if so, does it matter? Steven Fine Wednesday, March 11, 7:45 – 9:15 p.m. Tuition: $25 ($18 students) |
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