December 23, 2021 | 19 Tevet 5782

Koleinu|our voice|

Reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world.

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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!

SEVENTY FACES OF TORAH
This blog also appears weekly in Patheos.

The Possibilities Hidden in a Name
By Rev. Tom Reid
Associate Director, Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership at Hebrew College

The episode of the “Burning Bush” (Exodus 3-4) is one of the most well-known in all of the TaNaKh
(Hebrew Bible). As a graduate of the University of Kansas, this episode often makes me think of the seal of my alma mater, which features Moses kneeling before the burning bush—an embodied symbol of the scholar kneeling humbly before wisdom, thus bringing a holy aura to the academic pursuit of knowledge.

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Telling Stories in the First-Person Plural
By Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
President of Hebrew College

When my son was 3 years old, we visited my great aunt. She was 102 at the time, the oldest person my son had ever met. He sat quietly at my side for a while, watching her cautiously from across the room, and then, with more than a trace of wonder in his voice, he whispered in my ear, "Was she actually in Mitzrayim?"

(Excerpt and image from PJ Library's Winter 2022 Magazine PROOF.)

My Jewish Learning Journey

By Kelse Peterson, Hebrew College Community Education student

"I am immensely grateful to my teacher Elisha [Gechter] and our community of learners, which is why I made a gift to Hebrew College in her honor with tikkun olam in mind—a concept I first learned about in Elisha’s course. Since her wonderful eight-week class, I have enrolled in two more Zoom courses with Hebrew College, and can’t wait for her next course in the Spring of 2022—a part two of the Jewish Women and Justice."

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CENTENNIAL STORY
Did you know...?

Eisig Silberschlag, who became Hebrew Teachers College’s fourth dean in 1947, was an internationally renowned poet, translator, literary critic, and master of Greek and Latin. Silberschlag’s translation of Aristophanes’ comedic plays into Hebrew won him the Tel Aviv Prize in 1965. He oversaw the College’s move from Crawford Street to Hawes Street in Brookline, Mass.

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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....

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

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

Shirah B’Yachad – Singing Together! A Concert Celebrating Cantor Louise Treitman
Presented in collaboration with Hebrew College choir-in-residence Kol Arev and Zamir Chorale of Boston.
April 5, 7:30-9 p.m. | Temple Reyim | Vaccination and masks required
Learn more & register

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 by December 31 will help unlock an $18,000 challenge match. All donations make a real difference. Make a gift

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SEVENTY FACES OF TORAHThis blog also appears weekly in Patheos.

My Jewish Learning Journey

SEVENTY FACES OF TORAH
This blog also appears weekly in Patheos.