A. Tea and Torah: The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held

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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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• 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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• 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.

  
  Enroll - $150

• 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”

  
  Enroll - $225