Courses
Spring 2025
Four Session Short Courses
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1. Tea and Torah: Conversations on Aging with Wisdom
Wednesdays at 4:00pm
January 4, 11, 18, 25
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Join us for Tea and informal Torah conversation based on brief Jewish texts on aging, together with the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. Open to Men and Women.
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2. Tea and Torah: Conversations on Aging with Wisdom (Winter 2017)
Wednesdays at 4:00pm
January 4, 11, 18, 25
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Join us for Tea and informal Torah conversation based on brief Jewish texts on aging, together with the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. Open to Men and Women. (Re-scheduled from Spring 2016)
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A. Tea and Torah: The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held
Mondays at 4pm
November 5, 12, 19, 26,
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Join us for Tea and informal Torah conversation on Essays from Rabbi Shai Held’s book, The Heart of Torah.
Nov. 5, Parshat Toldot
Nov. 12 Parshat Vayetze
Nov. 19 Parshat Vayishlach
Nov. 26 Parshat Vayeshev
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A. Tea and Torah: The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held
Mondays at 4pm
March 4, 11, 18, 25
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Join us for Tea and informal Torah conversation on Essays from Rabbi Shai Held’s book, The Heart of Torah.
March 4, Parshat Pekudei
March 11 Parshat Vayikra
March 18 Parshat Tzav
March 25 Parshat Shmini
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1. Halutzot – Israeli Women who are Changing Judaism in Israel
Wednesdays at 9:00am
November 9th, 16, 30th, December 7, 14
Taught by Rabbi Tracee Rosen
Women’s lives in Israel are at best a conundrum. While they enjoy legal civil rights as progressive as any first world country, including in politics and in the military, socially they are often constrained by cultural and religious barriers. Judaism, especially of the ultra-Orthodox variety, has not generally been welcoming of women’s participation in the public sphere. This class will study five women / groups of women who have been pioneers (Halutzot) in the area of women’s participation in the Jewish life of the country, the impacts they have had on society in general, and the work that is still left to do. We will also look at their readings of classical texts which have informed their vision of Judaism and the modern State of Israel.
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Midrash, By Women, About Women
Mondays at 10:00am
May 3, 10, 24, 31
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
New collections of women’s midrashim have been published in Israel over the last few years, and one copy of the collection, Dirshuni, has has finally arrived. In the spring of 2021, we’ll be translating them, and we will study them during this Spring 2021 class.
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Vaquita by Edith Pearlman: The First 4 Short Stories
Mondays at 10:00am
May 11, 18, 25 June 1
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Comfort During Corona: Edith Pearlman’s Short Stories through Zoom
Lift your spirits and join women from a diverse cross-section of the Arizona Jewish Community and other places. We’ll be reading the first four stories of Edith Pearlman’s short story collection, Vaquita. The remaining stories will be read, God willing, in the fall.May 11 Vaquita; May 18 Cavalier ; May 25 Donna’s Heart; June 1 Charity
Enroll - $125