Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA May 26, 2016. Study starts promptly at 7:15 pm. However we open the doors at 6:45 for schmoozing. Feel free to bring your own veggie snack for the early part. Ruach HaYam study sessions are open to any learning background and friendly to beginners. For those arriving by car, parking is allowed within 2 blocks on event nights. We are proud to have the co-sponsorship of Keshet for this event! This study will be co-led by Mischa Haider and Penina Weinberg. They have recently begun collaborating on articles drawing wisdom from… Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA May 26, 2016. Study starts promptly at 7:15 pm. However we open the doors at 6:45 for schmoozing. Feel free to bring your own veggie snack for the early part. We have a treat coming up! Our friend and wonderful teacher, Jonah P will be facilitating our next study. We will learn about Rabbi Yochanan, a recurring character in the Talmud, who is renowned not only for his Torah, but also for his great beauty and his deep love for his hevruta. He’s also famous for being the central character in… Purim is a time when we remember to think about Esther and perhaps learn to think about Vashti. I present here a small picture gallery. Images have the power to convey ideas very quickly. I hope you will enjoy this visual tour and that this will stimulate thoughts about Esther, Vashti, gender politics, the meaning of Purim, and your own identity. The first image is by Gustav Dore and can be found in digital format in the Pitts Theology Library at Emory University. Notice Vashti’s power, independence and command. She is recognizably a woman, but on her own terms. Now… Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA Join us for an interactive study of Batsheva, in her own Voice. Study will be led by Penina Weinberg. 6:45 pm for schmooze. Bring veggie snacks if you wish. Study will begin promptly at 7:15pm. Congregation Eitz Chayim 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA April 28, 2016 Batsheva’s story begins with a bath on a roof-top, where her life is overpowered by King David’s (2 Samuel 11-12). But at the end of King David’s life, Batsheva, as Queen Mother, holds the keys to the kingly succession and sits at the right hand… Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA Join us for an interactive study of Rebecca, Isaac, Jacob and Esau. Study will be led by Penina Weinberg. 6:45 pm for schmooze. Bring veggie snacks if you wish. Study will begin promptly at 7:15pm. Congregation Eitz Chayim 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA February 25, 2016 RSVP here We’ll do a close reading of the story of Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Esau. We’ll follow through on what we learned from Song of Songs 8:6 For love is as strong as death [“The love which Isaac bore to Esau” –from Song… Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA Join us for an interactive text study of the Song of Songs. Study will be led by Penina Weinberg. 6:45 pm for shmooze. Bring veggie snacks if you wish. Study will begin promptly at 7:15pm. Congregation Eitz Chayim 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA January 28, 2016 RSVP here “And the fire flashed all around.” >> What does flashing fire have to do with Song of Songs? << “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” >> How did this sensual love poem find its way into the Hebrew… Ruach HaYam workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim Join Ruach HaYam for an interactive text study of the soul of David. Study will be led by Penina Weinberg on December 17, 2015 at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA. Join us at 6:45 pm for shmooze. Bring veggie snacks if you wish. Study will begin promptly at 7:15pm. Parking is allowed within a three block radius on event nights. According to the Book of Samuel, “The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” (1 Sam 18:1). Our study… Ruach HaYam Workshop at Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA A close reading of Deborah, Jael, Sisera’s mother, Sisera, and Barak to see what we can learn about stereotypical gender roles, non-normative gender roles, and how power is wielded. We also consider the nature of war.
Majesty Thrown to the Dogs: Queen Jezebel and the Assault on Transgender Womanhood (July 7, 2016)
R Yochanan: The Impact of Identity on Torah Learning (May 26, 2016)
Vashti and Esther in Images
Batsheva – In her own Voice (April 28, 2016)
Rebecca, Isaac, Jacob and Esau: A Queer Look at Family, Love, Jealousy and Gender in the Hebrew Bible (February 25, 2016)
And the Fire Flashed all Around: Introduction to Song of Songs (January 28, 2016)
THE SOUL OF DAVID (December 17 2015)
MOTHERHOOD, MANHOOD AND WAR: A QUEER LOOK AT GENDER AND POWER IN THE SONG OF DEBORAH (November 12, 2015)
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