Courses
Spring 2024
Four Session Short Courses
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1. Joan’s Class: Frankly Feminist, Short Stories from Lillith Magazine
Mondays at 10:00am
Sept. 11, 18 Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30 Nov. 13, 20, 27 Dec. 4 Make Up Class if needed Dec. 11
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Hot off the press, Frankly Feminist is a collection of short stories that have appeared over the years in Lillith Magazine. We’ll continue to enjoy this wonderful book.
Date – Story/Author/Page
- 9/11 – Max’s Mom Goes to Camp/J. Zimmer/39.
- 9/18 – Her Daughter’s Boyfriends/P. Jackson/46.
- 10/2- 1919: At the Connecticut Shore/J. Lazarre/63.
- 10/16 – The Curiosa Section/H. Goldman/69.
- 10/23 – Wedding Photographers Assistant/I. Stanger-Ross/81.
- 10/30 – Road Kill/M. Sivan/99.
- 11/13 Probabilities/E.Edelglass/109.
- 11/20- Sound Effects/M. Ruby/116.
- 11/27 – The A-Train to Scotland/E. Umansky/123.
- 12/4 – The Woman Who Lost Her Names/N. Rapoport/300.
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1. Joan’s Class: Frankly Feminist, Short Stories from Lillith Magazine
Mondays at 10:00am
Jan. 9, 23 Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 Mar. 20, 27 April17, 24
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Hot off the press, Frankly Feminist is a collection of short stories that have appeared over the years in Lillith Magazine. We’ll dive right in.
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2. Online Version – Joan’s Class: Edith Pearlman, Recent Short Stories
Mondays at 11:30am MTN (Sept and Oct.) 12:30pm MTN (Nov. and Dec.)
Sept. 12, 19 Oct. 3, 24, 31 Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 Dec. 5 Make Up Class If Needed, Dec. 12
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan’s Class: Recent Stories by Edith Pearlman
See Description and List of Stories above.
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A. Joan’s Class: Jewish Literature and Jewish Life
Mondays at 10:00am
Jan. 9, 23, 30 Feb. 6, 27 Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 April 24 May 1
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan Beren, zichrona livracha, was a beloved and regular participant in this class for many years. Each fall, as we inaugurate a new year of study, we begin with a short tribute to Joan, a person who embodied both a love of Jewish texts and a love of Jewish life. She was an inspiration to those of us who knew her, and her memory continues to be a blessing for us.This spring, we’ll read Joseph Epsteins’s Small Fabulous Jews: Read 1-2 short stories per week and discuss in depth.
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A. Joan’s Class: Jewish Literature and Jewish Life
Mondays at 10:00am
Sept. 11, 18 Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov. 6, 13, 27 Dec. 11
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan Beren, zichrona livracha, was a beloved and regular participant in this class for many years. Each fall, as we inaugurate a new year of study, we begin with a short tribute to Joan, a person who embodied both a love of Jewish texts and a love of Jewish life. She was an inspiration to those of us who knew her, and her memory continues to be a blessing for us.This fall, we’ll read Edith Pearlman’s How To Fall: Read 1 short story per week and discuss in depth. Please note that Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 class will not meet in preparation for holidays.
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A. Joan’s Class: Jewish Literature and Jewish Life
Mondays at 10:00am
Sept. 12, 19**, 26 Oct. 31 Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28 Dec. 5**, 12
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan Beren, zichrona livracha, was a beloved and regular participant in this class for many years. Each fall, as we inaugurate a new year of study, we begin with a short tribute to Joan, a person who embodied both a love of Jewish texts and a love of Jewish life. She was an inspiration to those of us who knew her, and her memory continues to be a blessing for us.This fall, we’ll read Edith Pearlman’s Honeydew: Read 1-2 short stories per week and discuss in depth. **Please note that Sept. 19 and Dec. 5 class will begin at 10:30am.
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B. Joan’s Class: Jewish Literature and Jewish Life
Mondays at 10:00am
Oct. 8, 15, 29 Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 Dec. 3, 10 Make Up Dec. 17 if needed
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan Beren, zichrona livracha, was a beloved and regular participant in this class for many years. Each fall, as we inaugurate a new year of study, we begin with a short tribute to Joan, a person who embodied both a love of Jewish texts and a love of Jewish life. She was an inspiration to those of us who knew her, and her memory continues to be a blessing for us.Join women from a diverse cross-section of the Arizona Jewish Community. We’ll be reading and completing Dalia Rosenfeld’s “The Worlds We Think We Know”
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C. America and I, ed. Joyce Antler.
Mondays at 10:00am
Jan. 4, 11, 25 Feb. 1, 8, 15 Mar. 1, 8, 15 22 Make Up April 5 if needed
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan’s Class: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers.
We will study stories from Joyce Antler’s anthology, America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers.
Jan. 4: Seven Candles
Jan. 11: Missis Flinders
Jan. 25: Room in the World
Feb. 1: Second Blood
Feb. 8: Old Stock
Feb. 15: I Stand Here Ironing
Mar. 1: Zmira
Mar. 8: L’Olam and White Shell Woman
Mar. 15: Sour or Suntanned
Mar. 22: The Place
April 5: Make-up if needed
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C. Joan’s Class: Jewish Literature and Jewish Life
Mondays at 10:00am
Jan. 8, 22, 29 Feb. 5, 12, 26 Mar. 5, 19 Apr. 9, 16, 23 (Make-up April 30 if needed)
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan Beren, zichrona livracha, was a beloved and regular participant in this class for many years. Each fall, as we inaugurate a new year of study, we begin with a short tribute to Joan, a person who embodied both a love of Jewish texts and a love of Jewish life. She was an inspiration to those of us who knew her, and her memory continues to be a blessing for us.Join women from a diverse cross-section of the Arizona Jewish Community. We’ll be finishing Edith Pearlman’s short story collection, “How to Fall,” and beginning Dalia Rosenfeld’s “The Worlds We Think We Know.”
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C. Joan’s Class: America and I, ed. Joyce Antler
Mondays at 10:00am
Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Dec. 6 Make Up Dec. 13 if needed
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan’s Class: America and I, edited by Joyce Antler
We will complete Joyce Antler’s anthology, America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers.
Oct. 4: The Shawl
Oct. 11: Remnants
Oct. 18: The Opiate of the People
Oct. 25: A Good Deal
Nov. 1 The Gittel
Nov. 8 Legacy of Raizel Kadish
Nov. 15 Midrash on Happiness
Nov. 22 Homage to I.B. Singer
Nov. 29 Electricity
Dec. 6 A Letter to Harvey Milk
Dec. 13 Make up if needed
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C. Joan’s Class: Vaquita by Edith Pearlman and America and I, ed. Joyce Antler.
Mondays at 10:00am
Sept. 14 Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 Dec. 7 Make Up Dec. 14 if needed
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan’s Class: The Short Stories of Edith Pearlman and other American Jewish Women Writers.
We will complete Pearlman’s Vaquita, and continue on to Joyce Antler’s anthology, America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers.
Vaquita by Edith Pearlman
Sept. 14: To Reach This Season
Oct. 5: The Non-Combatant
Oct. 12: Settlers.
Oct. 19: Stranger in the House.
Oct. 26: Felix’s Business.
Nov. 2: Inbound.
Nov. 9: Afternoons.
America and I, edited by Joyce Antler
Nov. 16: Introduction, Malinke’s Atonement, by Mary Antin.
Nov. 30: The Girl Who Went Right, by Edna Ferber.
Dec. 7: American and I, by Anzia Yeszierska.
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Cc. Online – Joan’s Class: America and I, ed. Joyce Antler
Mondays at 11:30am
Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Dec. 6 Make Up Dec. 13 if needed
Taught by Rabbi Elana Kanter
Joan’s Class: America and I, edited by Joyce Antler
We will complete Joyce Antler’s anthology, America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers.
Oct. 4: The Shawl
Oct. 11: Remnants
Oct. 18: The Opiate of the People
Oct. 25: A Good Deal
Nov. 1 The Gittel
Nov. 8 Legacy of Raizel Kadish
Nov. 15 Midrash on Happiness
Nov. 22 Homage to I.B. Singer
Nov. 29 Electricity
Dec. 6 A Letter to Harvey Milk
Dec. 13 Make up if needed
Enroll - $250