Spring 2025

Marge Piercy is a prolific Jewish author, activist, and feminist. She has published numerous volumes of poetry, novels, and one short story collection. In this semester, we will explore her short story collection, The Cost of Lunch, Etc. interspersed with her beautiful collection of Jewish poetry, The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme. You need not be an expert on short stories or poems to join us and enjoy!

Each week’s readings are listed below. Readings found in The Cost of Lunch, Etc. will be marked with an S for story and readings found in The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme will be marked with a P for poetry.

January 27: P – The Art of Blessing the Day; To Be of Use

February 3: S – “What and When I Promised”

February 10: P – New Year of the Trees; Shabbat Moment; At the New Moon; Wellfleet Shabbat

February 24: S- “The Border”; P – The Task Never Completed

March 3: S – “Saving Mother from Herself”; P – Putting the Good Things Away

March 10: S – “How to Seduce a Feminist (or Not)”

March 17: S – “She’s Dying, He Said”; P – Nishmat

March 24: S – “Going Over Jordan”

March 31: P – Beytzeh; Charoest; Zeroah; Maror

April 7: P – Karpas, Chazeret, Matzoh, Salt Water, Maggid

If you would like to pay by check, please contact Rabbi Langowitz (rabbilangowitz@womenlearning.org)

Continunig our study inspired by Rabbi Amy Scheinerman’s wonderful work, The Talmud of Relationships, in this semester we will be focusing on our study on Talmudic texts that help us understand how we relate to one another, and to the world around us. Answer questions like: How can I best relate to people in need? Is there a way to learn to accept my own suffering and the suffering of others? How can I best balance my different responsibilities? How do I relate to others when I find them difficult?

Join us to see how, even thousands of years later, these ancient texts continue to have meaning in our 21st century lives. And don’t be afraid to bring your own experiences to the table! Each one of us has something to add to this age-old sacred dialogue.

If you would like to pay by check, please contact Rabbi Langowitz (rabbilangowitz@womenlearning.org)