Join Pardes North America as we utilize the tools of close reading and literary analysis to explore Megillat Eicha. How do we make sense of the text’s subversion of mother as the ultimate source of comfort? How might we understand this painful text, teach it to others, and use it to understand ourselves and our world on Tisha B’Av. This class is geared towards Jewish educators and Rabbis and features Pardes alumna, Professor Ziva Hassenfeld.
Professor Ziva R. Hassenfeld is the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Assistant Professor in Jewish Education at Brandeis University. Ziva has taught Tanakh/Bible in a variety of settings, including Hillels, Jewish day schools, congregations, and Batei Midrash across the country. She earned her doctorate in Jewish Studies and Education from Stanford University. She is a Wexner Fellow and Davidson Scholar and most importantly, a proud Pardes alumna.
