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Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

January 15, 2021 / Meg Adler
I’m curious about the boxes we put ourselves in as Jews. Reform, Orthodox, “Half-Jewish,” “Not religious.” ...
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Deepening Your Rest and Renewal - Jewish Spiritual Practices w/Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.

Deepening Your Rest and Renewal – Jewish Spiritual Practices w/Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.

January 14, 2021 / Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.
When I tell new friends and colleagues that I take a day off each week. the most common response I receive is, “That’s great, I would love to do that too. But, it’s impossible, I just have too much to do. What I really need is an eight-day work week, then I could get everything done. But a six-day week? I don’t know how you do it ...
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Why Learn Prayerbook Hebrew? (Video)

Why Learn Prayerbook Hebrew? (Video)

January 12, 2021 / Jehon
When you take control of reading and understanding the text yourself, you open the door to the very foundation of Jewish identity as well as one of the treasures of modern Western literature and faith ...
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Introduction to the "Exploring the Book of Esther" Course (Video)

Introduction to the “Exploring the Book of Esther” Course (Video)

January 12, 2021 / Jehon
Esther’s story is exciting, romantic, and disturbing. Set in the lavish court of the Persian king 2,400 years ago, this tale takes readers through the dramatic ups and downs of our heroine. It also provides an early example of the anti-Semitism that has threatened the Jewish People ever since. ...
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Hebrew Courses at HaMaqom - You Are Invited to Join Our Learning Community

Hebrew Courses at HaMaqom – You Are Invited to Join Our Learning Community

January 11, 2021 / Lisa Strauss
HaMaqom educators love teaching Hebrew and have been building community and connect people to the Hebrew language and culture for decades. Our emphasis is on helping language learners feel comfortable reading, writing, and speaking Hebrew. ...
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Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

October 14, 2020 / Lisa Strauss

Join us as HaMaqom queer educator, Meg Adler, leads us in a three-part discussion about how three huge binaries ...
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The Meaning of HaMaqom | The Place in Jewish Thought and Beyond

The Meaning of HaMaqom | The Place in Jewish Thought and Beyond

October 13, 2020 / Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D.

HaMaqom is an English transliteration of a Hebrew word that directly translates as ‘The Place.’ In the Jewish wisdom ...
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Learning From Israeli Poet, Yehuda Amichai - Poetry That Challenges Us to Explore Ways We Experience God, War, Love, and One Another

Learning From Israeli Poet, Yehuda Amichai – Poetry That Challenges Us to Explore Ways We Experience God, War, Love, and One Another

September 29, 2020 / Lisa Strauss

Yehudah Amichai is the most translated Israeli poet of all time. His poems, written in Hebrew, have been translated ...
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Return: A Four-Part Journey

Return: A Four-Part Journey

September 15, 2020 / Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D.
Shana Tova u’Metuka! Wishing you all a happy and sweet New Year. May 5781 bring blessings for all and may the pain of this past year soon become a faint memory ...
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