October 30, 2025 | 8 Heshvan 5786
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Reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world.
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Parashat Lech Lecha | Candlelighting 5:20 PM EST
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Growing Community: New Rabbinical Students Take Part in Annual Shannie Lightman Goldstein Shabbaton
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As we emerge from the holiday season, our new rabbinical students are hitting their stride as Hebrew College shifts into its regular rhythms. Joining us on campus from all across the United States (and England), these sixteen future rabbis have worked as farmers and environmental organizers, Jewish educators and communal workers, financial planners and small business owners, artists, performers, and musicians. We are excited for their life and work experiences to infuse our community before they emerge into the wider Jewish world to write their own rabbinic job descriptions.
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SHARED CAMPUS PRIVATE FILM SCREENING EVENT
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"Janis Ian: Breaking the Silence" & Filmmaker Talkback
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Hebrew College and shared campus partners The Jewish Women's Archive and Keshet invite you to a special screening of "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence", a documentary about the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Ian, December 3 at Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Pierre Hauser. Explore the life, music, and times of the maverick singer-songwriter, who as a young artist shattered taboos with hits like “Society's Child” and “At Seventeen”, cementing her place as a voice for outsiders everywhere. Over six decades, Ian has overcome controversy, misogyny, and homophobia to create an indelible body of work.
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The idea of task, or purpose, animates me, as it does nearly all of us. What is my task in life? How do I know that it is my task? It is commonly understood in our tradition that our patriarch Abraham’s task was to shepherd monotheism into the world: he was the first believer in a singular god, and a steadfast one. The biggest expression of that faith was his most famous test: the binding of Isaac, the akeda. There is purpose and there are ordeals, or in biblical language, tests. If we accept the biblical framework, then my question is: does our task in life have anything to do with our tests?
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TAMID OF HEBREW COLLEGE: YOUR HOME FOR ADULT LEARNING
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Extend Your Learning as Days Grow Short
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Jewish learning is a lifelong journey that deepens as we grow. Whether through text, travel, or the arts, each path offers a unique way to engage with the richness of Jewish life and connect to something larger than ourselves. Rediscover your roots, deepen a long-standing connection, or explore something for the first time; there is no single path to Jewish learning at Hebrew College, only many meaningful ways to begin. Explore 10 inspiring ways to immerse yourself in Jewish study, creativity, and discovery...
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Hebrew College Celebrates Book Release with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
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On October 21, Hebrew College President Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld joined Rabbi Angela Buchdahl at the Streicker Center in NYC for a special event about her new memoir and spiritual guide, Heart of a Stranger. The event featured a discussion with Rabbi Buchdahl and comedian Stephen Colbert, followed by a conversation with Rabbi Buchdahl and President Anisfeld, Angela's mother Sulja Yi Warnick, and URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs, all of whom have shaped, and continue to shape, her life. (Above clockwise: President Anisfeld, Sulja Yi Warnick, Rabbi Buchdahl; Stephen Colbert and Rabbi Buchdahl; President Ansifeld. Photos courtesy of The Streiker Center.)
Rabbi Buchdahl’s tour also stopped at Hebrew College's shared campus on October 26 with nearly 400 people in attendance. The rabbi was joined in conversation by longtime friend and The Jewish Women’s Archive CEO Dr. Judith Rosenbaum. Together, they discussed themes and events from the memoir, including the power of music, gender and ambition in the workplace, leading institutions during the MeToo movement, and the early childhood memories of her Korean mother’s Buddhism shaping her understanding of Jewish spirituality. JWA, a shared campus partner, co-hosted this event. (Below: Rabbi Dan Judson, PhD who welcomed the crowd, Rabbi Buchdahl, Dr. Judith Rosenbaum; full house at Hebrew College; Dr. Rosenbaum and Rabbi Buchdahl. Photos by Dan Ron.)
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TAMID ADULT LEARNING
GROW Session: Why Jews Don’t Talk About God and Why They Should: God and Jewish Philosophy
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 12-1 PM EST/9-10 AM PST | Zoom
For our November program in Hebrew College Adult Learning’s free, monthly GROW series, we dive into why Jews don’t like to talk about God with instructor Steven Kepnes, Ph.D.
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RABBINICAL SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 2025
For Prospective Rabbinical Students
In-person: Monday, November 17 | 8 AM-5 PM | Hebrew College
Virtual: Sunday, December 7 | 2-5 PM | Zoom
Join us for an in-person or virtual Ta Sh’ma (Come & Hear) to experience Hebrew College’s vibrant, pluralistic rabbinical program.
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SOUL SOUNDS CONCERT
Soul Sounds November: "Field Work"
Thursday, November 20 | 7-8:30 PM | Hebrew College
Join us for “Field Work,” an emerging dance project by movement artist and rabbinical student Hadar Ahuvia. She will be joined by artists Jesse Zaritt and Bria Bacon.
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POETRY SALON
Poetry Night with Matthew Lippman
Sunday, December 2 | 7-8:30 PM | Hebrew College
A second evening of poetry featuring poet Matthew Lippman, author of eight poetry collections including his most recent, King of the Jews (Ben Yehuda Press 2025).
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NEW! FILM SCREENING
"Janis Ian: Breaking Silence"
Wednesday, December 3 | 6:30-8:30 PM | Coolidge Corner Theater
Join Hebrew College campus partners Keshet and The Jewish Women’s Archive for a special screening of "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence," a new documentary that chronicles the singer-songwriter’s multi-decade career producing work celebrates the humanity we share across lines of difference.
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HEBREW COLLEGE LIVING LEGACY SOCIETY
On Monday, October 20, Hebrew College Living Legacy Society members met for their annual Zoom to hear updates about the college. Join this dedicated community committed to reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world through their planned gifts. Endow the future by becoming a member of Hebrew College's Living Legacy Society.
Please contact development@hebrewcollege.edu with any questions.
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