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Why is this Night Different from All Others? Three Sessions in Preparation for Passover

Thursday, March 31, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

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An event every day that begins at 12:30 pm, repeating until Thursday, March 31, 2022

Free

3-Part Series, March 29, 30 & 31, 2022
12:30-1:30 PM PDT/3:30-4:30 PM EDT/10:30-11:30 PM Israel Time

Tuesday March 29, 2022 – Seder and Symposium
Wednesday March 30, 2022 – Tidbits for Your Seder
Thursday March 31, 2022 – Haggadah Study

Seder and Symposium
Tuesday March 29, 2022
Hearkening back to our Aphrodite series, Prof. Visotzky will talk about how the Passover Seder is modeled on the Greco-Roman Symposium banquet. From Kiddush through Hallel, we will trace the Hellenistic aspects of our Passover celebration.

Tidbits for Your Seder 
Wednesday March 30, 2022
We will study stories from the ancient rabbis and Midrashim NOT found in your Haggadahs, so that you can bring something new, yet traditional, to your own Passover Seder. The frogs will be hopping!

Haggadah Study
Thursday March 31, 2022
We read the Haggadah every year, but few understand how the core of the Seder — the Maggid section — actually works. We will study the text to see how the rabbis expand the Exodus story from the thumb-nail in Deuteronomy 26  (and why THAT text?) to the fullness of the redemption narrative. If you ask, Prof. Visotzky will also regale you about his work consulting with DreamWorks on the 1998 animated feature, Prince of Egypt.

PROF. BURTON L. VISOTZKY, PhD, serves as Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies Emeritus at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He serves as the Louis Stein Director of the Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies at JTS, programming on public policy, and directs JTS’s Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Prof. Visotzky served as Master Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (where just taught two courses this Spring 2022). He is the author of ten books, editor of seven other volumes, and has authored over 125 articles and reviews. His book, APHRODITE AND THE RABBIS: How the Jews adapted Roman Culture to Create Judaism as We Know It, was published in 2016. He is proud to be a “regular” at CSP.

There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. For more information, contact Program Director Ilene Tatro at itatro@cbisd.org.

CSP Partners: Beth Israel (San Diego, CA), Brotherhood Synagogue (Gramercy Park, NYC), Congregation Beth Shalom (Seattle, WA), Congregation B’nai Tzedek (Fountain Valley, CA), Congregation B’nai Israel (Tustin, CA), Jewish Collaborative of Orange County, CA, Shomrei Torah Synagogue (San Fernando Valley, CA), Temple Bat Yahm (Newport Beach, CA), Temple Beth El of South Orange County (Aliso Viejo, CA), Temple Beth Emet (Anaheim, CA), Temple Beth Ohr (La Mirada, CA), Temple Beth Tikvah (Fullerton, CA), Temple Beth Shalom (Needham, MA), Temple Beth Sholom (Santa Ana, CA), Temple Emanuel (Newton, MA), Town & Village Synagogue (NYC, NY), University Synagogue (Irvine, CA), Valley Beth Shalom (Encino, CA) & Walnut Street Synagogue (Chelsea, MA)

Details

Date:
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcu2sqDIuHdy2Akwf2WPDxaie_eGQE1Lg

Venue

Zoom
San Diego, CA United States

Organizer

Adult Education