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December 16, 2021 | 12 Tevet 5782
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Koleinu|our voice|
Reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world.
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Parashat Vayechi | Candlelighting 3:55 PM EST
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Welcome back to Koleinu ("our voice"), Hebrew College's weekly newsletter. Each week, we send a selection of resources, special features, and reflections in time for Shabbat. We hope you enjoy the inspiring voices of our community during this centennial year!
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SEVENTY FACES OF TORAH
This blog also appears weekly in Patheos.
The Secret Code
By Rabbi Neal Gold
Hebrew College Me'ah Instructor
Does Judaism have a “secret handshake”—a coded way of “speaking Jewish” within the family, so to speak? A wonderful midrash offers a whimsical take on that question
In the final chapter of Genesis, we read of the deaths of both Jacob and Joseph. And we learn that the Israelites’ standing in Egypt has changed radically during the years between the demise of father and son. . . .
Read more...
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CENTENNIAL SEASON
Speaking Torah Podcast: Klezmer Music, Memoirs, and Letters from the Front
In the new season of Hebrew College's "Speaking Torah" podcast, Hankus Netsy and Cantor Becky Khitrik `14 explore the evolution of Klezmer music. In another episode, Hebrew College Trustee Dr. Susan Shevits reads letters written by World War II soldiers who were students at Hebrew Teacher's College. Graduate and Ordination Programs Dean Rabbi Dan Judson recently uncovered these letters, written to the College Registrar about the students' Jewish lives on the front. In the final episode of this season, Dr. Judith Kates, Margie Berkowitz, and Rabbi Art Green read memoirs by Rabbi Shayna Rhodes, Rabbi Daniel Klein, and Dr. Arnold Band from Hebrew College's forthcoming Centennial volume Hiddushim.
Listen here...
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ICYMI: Branching Out. Building Together. Breaking Ground.
December 5 was a shehechiyanu moment for Hebrew College, our eight shared-campus partners and neighbors, and the Greater Boston Jewish community. We celebrated the groundbreaking of our new home in Auburndale, Newton to form a dynamic, interdisciplinary center of Jewish learning, leadership, community, and creativity. Together we have raised $13.2 million for our Capital Campaign—and that momentum continues.
Read more & view the event video and photos...
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In Memoriam: Leo Karas
We are saddened to share the news of the passing of Leo Karas, longtime member of the Hebrew College Board of Trustees and generous supporter. He was a giant in the glass industry, having helped build and grow his family's multigenerational business, Karas & Karas Glass Company. May his family be comforted among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Please email us if you would like us to share the loss of a loved one with the Hebrew College community.
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IN THE NEWS
Catch up on recent Hebrew College news and stories, including articles about faculty, students, and alumni who have been recognized for their work and scholarship. Read more....
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SAVE THE DATE
B’yachad – Together! A Concert Celebrating Cantor Louise Treitman
Hebrew College is excited to present a B’yachad – Together! A Concert Celebrating Cantor Louise Treitman and the College’s 100th anniversary. The concert is a collaboration between Kol Arev and Zamir Chorale of Boston, with Hebrew College alumni and faculty as featured speakers.
April 5, 7:30-9 p.m. | Temple Reyim
(Vaccination and masks required)
Ticket and tribute information coming soon
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CENTENNIAL EVENT
Extended through January: “Seeing Torah” Art Exhibit
"Seeing Torah" is a visual diary documenting artist Anita Rabinoff-Goldman’s study of and artistic response to each of the 54 portions of the Torah over the cycle of a single Jewish year.
September 12 - January 31 | Hebrew College | Free
Learn more & visit
Virtual Godly Play Training
January 30, 3-7 p.m. and February 7, 5-7 p.m.
Learn more & register
Vocalpalooza! Music for Solo Voices and Chorus
Kol Arev, Hebrew College’s Chamber Chorus-in-residence, will perform works in Hebrew, Ladino, Italian, and Yiddish.
February 7, 1-2 p.m. | Hebrew College | Free
Learn more
Masks required for all on-campus events.
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CALL FOR ART ENTRIES FOR HEBREW COLLEGE'S CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT
Hebrew College is looking for works of art for our centennial art exhibit, “Remember, Renew, Reimagine.” This exhibition will center on Torah, reflecting a variety of inspirations from its teaching, traditions, and rituals. Artists are invited to submit works in a variety of media. The curators will select works that demonstrate how artists in the Hebrew College community are actively “Remembering, Renewing, and Reimagining” the tradition through the visual arts (2D and 3D), poetry, music, and performances.
Information & submissions
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SUPPORT JEWISH LEARNING & LEADERSHIP IN OUR DIVERSE AND INTERCONNECTED WORLD
Please help open the doors of Jewish learning to students of all backgrounds and ages—and join Hebrew College in making our lives more meaningful, our communities more vibrant, and our world more whole. Your new or increased gift will help unlock an $18,000 challenge match. All donations make a real difference. Make a gift
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