November 3, 2022 | 9 Heshvan 5783
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Reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world.
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Parashat Lech Lecha | Candlelighting 5:15 PM EST
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Hebrew College Seeks Next Rabbinical School Dean
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Over the last two decades, the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College has grown from a small, experimental program to one of the largest and most highly regarded rabbinical training programs in the world. With over 75 current students and an active and thriving community of 156 alumni, we are the fastest-growing liberal rabbinic program in the country and are having a profound impact on the landscape of North American Jewish life. We are now searching for our next dean—a leader who will model a deep personal commitment to Ahavat Torah, Ahavat Hashem, and Ahavat Yisrael and an ability to lead through change with wisdom, professionalism, compassion, and a steady hand.
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Journeying with Blessings
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I encounter the words that open this parashah in light of my own Big Life Transitions—graduating rabbinical school, moving across the country, starting to build my own Jewish community. Given what I know about big change, and what immediately follows Avraham's departure on his journey, the seemingly sinister nature of Avraham’s past and the glowing nature of his future both feel more murky...
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Sukkot & Diwali: Welcoming Celestial & Human Guests
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By Rabbi Or Rose,
Director, Miller Center for Interreligious Leadership & Learning of Hebrew College
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This year, my family and I had the honor of hosting 15 high school fellows from the Miller Center’s Dignity Project into our sukkah. On a beautiful Sunday fall afternoon, we gathered to share a meal and explore the theme of hospitality, which is integral to this harvest holiday. In advance of the event, I asked the students to bring something to adorn (even temporarily) the sukkah space that would also help us learn more about them. The fellows responded in thoughtful and imaginative ways, focusing on different aspects of their identities...
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KAVANAH IN 60
Kavanah for Election Day
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In 1953, the Austrian-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber wrote about the necessity to be in dialogue with our opposites. Failing to talk with those with whom we disagree, sometimes on topics of extreme personal and moral relevance, splits the human race. Buber wrote that we must avoid being “anti humans” and damaging our human connection any more than has already been done. We must be in dialogue with those with whom we disagree.
Elections are reminders of not only what democracy should look like but how humanity should strive to live together.
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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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Hebrew College Fighting Turkeys Sweatshirts are Back!
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Celebrate our endearing neighbors on the hill! After tremendous success in 2018, the turkey sweatshirts are back by a popular demand for a new Hebrew College Fighting Turkeys Fundraiser. The sweatshirts will be $36 each. ($18 of this amount will be a donation to the Ordination Programs Scholarship Fund.) This is a great way to support the in-depth learning happening at Hebrew College which nurtures the deep, meaningful, and compassionate Jewish traditions in the communities where our students serve. Local orders only. Pickup at Hebrew College.
Learn more and order here...
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HEBREW COLLEGE FALL ART EXHIBIT
Syncopation: Lyrical Abstraction in Israeli Art (1970s)
Featuring Israeli art from Hebrew College’s permanent collection
in celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary
Through November 30
Hebrew College Ted Cutler Atrium
Read a review of the exhibit
Learn more
Ta Sh'ma (Come & Hear) Ordination Programs Open House
For prospective rabbis and cantors
November 14
Hebrew College
Learn more & RSVP
Israel Bonds Women's Division Syncopation Art Exhibit Event
November 8, 6:30-8 p.m.
Hebrew College Ted Cutler Atrium
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Writing the Other Half of the Jewish Bookshelf: Celebrating the Publication of Dirshuni—Contemporary Women’s Midrash
An Evening With Tamar Biala, Rabbi Avi Killip, and Rabbi Avi Strausberg
November 30, 7:30-9 p.m.
Hebrew College
Co-sponsors: Brandeis University Press, Hadar, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Israeli American Council, Kerem Shalom, Kehillath Israel, Lehrhaus, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Temple Reyim, and Temple Beth Zion
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Annual Lecture: Jonathan Sarna—Re-evaluating the Role of American Jewry During the Shoah
The Heidi Urich Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy
December 4, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by Hebrew College and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston (JGSGB)
Learn more & RSVP
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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 gift of any amount will make a real difference. Make a gift.
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