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Description The Pardes Continuing Education Program facilitates the continued development of adult Jewish learning. Weekly morning sessions are taught by the Pardes faculty and include Havruta (partner learning) in the Beit Midrash (hall of study) and classroom discussion. Sources are provided in English and Hebrew. Elul Mini-Session September 8 to 24, 2008 / 8-24 Elul 5768Rosh Hashana to Sukkot - From Repentance to Celebration!
Enrich your holiday experience with text study
Monday 8:45-10:45 AM
Praying for a Good Year Reuven Grodner
A textual analysis of the mood, themes and text of the Rosh Hashana liturgy.
Monday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Philosophy of the Ramban Reuven Grodner
Nachmanides' essay on Rosh Hashana contains a wealth of philosophical themes.
Tuesday 8:45-10:45 AM
Three Models of Repentance David Levin-Kruss
Philosophers Buber, Kaplan and Rosenzweig on Teshuva. Tuesday 11 AM-1:00 PM
Celebrations of Sukkot Alex Israel
Sukkot is a holiday of rejoicing through its colorful ceremonies: the Hakhel, the Water Drawing, and the spiritual meaning of rain Wednesday 8:45-10:45 AM
The Problem of Pain Aliza Saltzberg
Does suffering have meaning? Study Midrash and Talmudic texts on suffering and its meaning.
Wednesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Triumphs of the Soul Tovah Leah Nachmani
Our Biblical Personalities wrestle with sin, repair and its consequences. We will address a selection of their stories.
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Elul Mini-Session September 8 to 24, 2008 / 8-24 Elul 5768
Fall Semester October 27 – January 14 / 28 Tishrei – 18 Tevet
Spring Semester January 19 – March 25 / 23 Tevet – 29 Adar
Omer Mini-Session April 20 – May 20 / 26 Nissan – 26 Iyar Thursday September 18
Tour with Text - Shulie Mishkin
Tuesday October 6
Yom Kippur Yom Iyun Non-students are welcome to participate in tours, advance reservations required Afternoon and Evening Courses Fall 2008Tuesday 5:15-6:15 PM and 6:30-7:30 PM
Torah Trop Cantillation Elisa Pearlman
The word "Ta'am" means "flavor", and the "Ta'amei Hamikrah" (trop marks) not only show us how to chant each word in the Tanach, but also add "flavor" i.e. enhance the text too. During this course students will acquire the tools to chant any part of Torah, while also looking at how the trop functions as an interpretation to the text.
6:15-7:15 PM
Megillat Esther/Haftarah Trop Cantillation Tuesday 6:30-8:00 PM
Scribal Arts Rabbi Dov Laimon
In this hands-on seminar, students learn the script used in writing Sifrei Torah, Tefillin, and Mezuzot, how to make a quill and how to write on parchment. The course provides an introduction to the many intricate Halakhot determining when a letter is kosher, and how Tefillin and Mezuzot must be written, as well as an investigation of the deep meaning of the alef-bet in classical texts.
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