Courses

I’m curious about the boxes we put ourselves in as Jews. Reform, Orthodox, “Half-Jewish,” “Not religious.” ...
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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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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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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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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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Join us as HaMaqom queer educator, Meg Adler, leads us in a three-part discussion about how three huge binaries ...
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HaMaqom is an English transliteration of a Hebrew word that directly translates as ‘The Place.’ In the Jewish wisdom ...
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Yehudah Amichai is the most translated Israeli poet of all time. His poems, written in Hebrew, have been translated ...
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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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