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The Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus School
for Continuing Education


Spring 2009

   PHILOSOPHY


Judaism’s Response to Modernity: Modern Jewish Thought
From a preamble by Maimonides, and in the seventeenth century, Spinoza, we will trace intellectual, religious, political, social, and philosophical currents in modern Judaism, as being rooted in the historical context of the times. Amongst the scholars covered in the course are Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Salanter, Buber, Ahad Ha’am, Geiger and other Wissenschaft thinkers, Rosenzweig, Zacahrias Frankel, J.B. Soloveitchik, Heschel, Mordechai Kaplan, S.R. Hirsch, Esriel Hildesheimer, and Abraham Isaac Kook. The course will include study of texts with additional readings to help develop a historical and philosophical context for each period.
Jerome Chanes
Tuesday, 7:45 – 9:15 p.m.
4-session course: April 21, May 5, 12, 19.
Tuition: $200


God in the 'Years of Fury': A Look at Holocaust Theology
Many theological reflections have been written in the wake of the Holocaust, but what was being said during that treacherous time? How did rabbis and Jewish philosophers reckon with their reality? How did they make sense of God in the face of despair? What was their response to the enormity of Jewish suffering? We will focus on religious writings from the years 1939-1945 and take a glimpse at post-Holocaust thought.
Erin Leib Smokler
Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
16-session course: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20.
Tuition: $500


The Works of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: A Philosophical Analysis
The legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik is often the subject of debate in Modern Orthodox circles. We will endeavor to show that Rav Soloveitchik’s writings merit serious study, through detailed analysis of selections from his philosophical writings, including some of his less read philosophical works, such as The Halakhic Mind.
Daniel Rynhold
Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
5-session course: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20.
Tuition: $250


 
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Spring 2009

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Courses for Women & Men
Arts and Ritual Art
Bible
Biblical Hebrew
Holiday classes
Jewish History
Jewish Law
Liturgy
Lunchtime Learning
Philosophy
Post-Passover Classes
Talmud & Rabbinics
Yesodot

June 22nd-24th Seminar - Soulful Prayer

Yemei Iyun on Bible and Jewish Thought – June 28th-30th

Paths to Making a Bat Mitzvah More Meaningful - July 14th

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Iyun Mishnah, a project in memory of Rifka Rosenwein z”l

Summer Continuing Education Classes


Dr. Beth Samuels High School Program in the Jewish Week - June, 3, 2009

Drisha students in The Jewish Week January 7, 2009

Arts Fellowship in The Jewish Week August 13, 2008