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Facing God Before–and During–the High Holidays
Judaism, and all religions, are about ultimate truths. The High Holydays call us to re-examine and possibly recast our relationships with God and the universe. As we prepare to enter the Jewish New Year, eternal questions face us once again. How do we live a life of meaning in a turbulent and often violent world? […]
Find out more »Rabbis Behaving Badly: Stories of the Talmud
While we often place the rabbis on a moral pedestal, the Talmud is filled with humanizing stories in which the rabbis sometimes get it wrong. In this 3-part master class, we'll dive into the agadaot (stories) of the Talmud and explore the ways in which the Rabbis struggle to get it right, just like the […]
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One Hundred Saturdays: A Holocaust Survivor’s Final Testimony
Michael Frank’s award-winning book brings to life the vibrant world of Jewish Rhodes and recalls its ultimate fate, Auschwitz. One Hundred Saturdays, recipient of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Award, is a remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the writer Michael Frank over the course of six years, bring to life the […]
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