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October 1, 2020 | 13 Tishrei 5781
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NEWS & VIEWS Chag Sukkot Sameach!
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Fall Community Education Class Offerings
Finding Hope (Tikvah) in Jewish Learning
We have reasons to be hopeful in this moment. Over the past six months, Hebrew College's community education spring and summer courses filled up quickly. Now, thanks to ongoing support that Hebrew College receives from CJP, we are excited to offer a wide range of new online fall community education courses for adults, teens, and young-adults, providing knowledge, community, and connection during this complicated time. Hope is our growing, national online learning community—full of curiosity, continuity, and thirst for a strong Jewish future. Join us!
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Ta Sh'ma (Come & Hear) Ordination Programs Fall Open House: November 16
While our faculty and students may be at home due to the pandemic, they wanted to share a message (above) with you about our community. If you have ever considered becoming a rabbi, cantor, or rav-hazzan, we encourage you to join us online on Monday, November 16 to come, hear, and experience the vibrant pluralistic communities of Hebrew College’s pioneering rabbinical, cantorial, and rav-hazzan programs.
- Learn with Hebrew College President Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld; and faculty members including Rabbi Arthur Green and Cantor Lynn Torgove.
- Join current students for an inspiring day of learning, conversation, music, and prayer.
- If you would like to attend but can't make it on November 16, please register, and we will share a recap and/or other opportunities to visit this fall.
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Special Me'ah Online Seminar Series with Rabbi Arthur Green
Learn this fall with Rabbinical School Rector and hasidic scholar Rabbi Arthur Green in "Old Wine, New Vessels: A Hasidic Master Addresses Today's Seekers." The live series includes a one-hour talk followed by a 30-minute Q & A.
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Remembering Jill Segal (z"l)
Rabbinical student Leah Anderson remembers her classmate and friend Jill Segal on the anniversary of Jill's yahrtzeit.
Among the many things Moshe Rabbeinu passed into the hands of the Jewish people throughout his final words in Sefer Devarim, two things stick out the most for me: first, he pleas for right moral action among the Jewish people, even in the face of difficulty, and second, he offers blessings for what would be a long and hard journey ahead. Moshe’s example of a leader’s farewell is a powerful one—while warning of the difficulties the people would face after their conquests in the Land, he offered hope that the future could be bright, and reminded them of God’s presence in their midst. No matter what mistakes the people were destined to make, Moshe had set them up for success.
I was privileged to be one of Jill Segal’s (z”l) chevruta during her time at Hebrew College and though her time was cut short, and though our community’s loss was immense, I was honored to learn some of Jill’s Torah, which continues to inspire me. What she had to teach, as well as her approach to learning, were never meant to be a farewell, yet they stand as part of her legacy in our midst today, similar to Moshe’s words in Devarim.
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Students Start Gun Violence Prevention Group
By Danny Dubin, Rabbinical Student
I am so pleased that we have established the Gun Violence Prevention Group at Hebrew College. Our mission is to advocate for sensible gun laws in Massachusetts and amplify voices that are already doing this work, primarily through the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, which believes in a multilayered approach. You can join the work by subscribing to our listserv.
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The Walls that Surround UsSukkot
By Rabbi Avi Strausberg `15
Director, National Learning Initiatives at Hadar in Washington, D.C.
I find that there are days when I don’t leave the house. And, some days, before I settle into another day of working from home, of navigating another eight-hour day of my five-year-old’s virtual kindergarten, I step outside and just take a breath, surveying our urban DC street from our front door—the early morning runners, the dog walkers, the garbage trucks, as they pass by. The rest of what I know of the goings on of the outside world comes in the form of alerts on my phone and scrolled articles in stolen moments of downtime. At least, there’s that breath, a brief moment of connection with the outside world before I step back inside.
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In September, Miller Center Director Rabbi Or Rose discussed his new book, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Essential Teachings (Modern Spiritual Masters) with Bronfman Fellows in an online presentation entitled "In Search of Spiritual Renewal: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi's Legacy Today."
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FALL ONLINE EVENTS
Sukkot Community Education with Dr. Rachel Greenblatt
Rivkah's Simchas Torah Song: Women’s Celebration in Early Modern Europe
October 6 | 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Learn more & register
Sukkot Community Education with Rabbi Eric S. Gurvis
Light in the Dark: Mussar as a Spiritual Resource for Challenging Times
October 7 | 7:30-8:30 p.m.
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Jewish Law and Ethics: A Hackathon for the Age of COVID-19
T'ruah Web Series, co-sponsored by Hebrew College
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27
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The Heidi Urich Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy
"Myth and History in the Recent Jewish Past"
Featuring Steven J. Zipperstein
November 15 | 1:30-4:00 p.m.
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Ta Sh'ma (Come & Hear) Ordination Programs Open House
November 16
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Film Screening of "Children of the Inquisition"
Discussion with Director and Guests
November 22 | 2-3 p.m.
Learn more & register
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