OLLI101480 - Journeying Through Jewish Texts and Traditions (Online via Zoom)
Course Description
Journeying Through Jewish Texts and Traditions
Instructor: Joanne Doades
Dates: Wednesdays, June 7-July 12
Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
The Hebrew Bible is a beginning, rather than an end. From its teachings emerge an endless series of stories, legends and laws, some rational and others strange. Join us on a magical mystery tour through ageless Jewish texts that define (and sometimes infuriate!) the People of the Book until this day. Everyone is welcome; no prior Jewish study or Hebrew language required.
Maximum online registrants: 75
Instructor’s Bio:
Joanne Doades taught in-person at OLLI for five years until 2016, when she moved to Jerusalem, where she now lives. She was formerly the Director for Curriculum in the Union for Reform Judaism’s Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning in New York and is a committed lifelong learner. She hopes to share the journey toward understanding and wisdom by challenging Biblical texts to provide us with relevant insights for our lives today.
Notes
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