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Join Pardes North America as we explore modern and traditional understandings of this momentous day in our Jewish history. This event is in memory of Pardes students Marla Bennett, Ben Blutstein, Sara Duker, and Matt Eisenfeld ז”ל.
Should Eicha be Canceled? A Contemporary Lens to a Traditional Text
9-10:15 am PDT / 12-1:15 pm EDT
Can a text which is written by men that utilizes disturbing imagery around women’s pain as a literary device hold up to our modern-day sensibilities? Is there a way to reclaim this complicated text? Join us for a lively panel discussion featuring Rabbi Dianne Cohler Esses, Tamar Biala, Rabbi Megan GoldMarche, and Rabba Shani Gross, and moderated by Rabbi Mike Uram.
Text and Context: Making Sense of Megillat Eicha
10:30-11:30 am PST / 1:30-2:30 pm EDT
Utilize the tools of close reading and literary analysis to explore Megillat Eicha with Pardes alumna, Professor Ziva Hassenfeld.
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Mourning?
11:45 am-12:45 pm PDT / 2:45-3:45 pm EDT
Between mourning too much and mourning too little, getting so stuck you can’t move forward and pretending like it never happened. How do we aspire to rebuild what we had while keeping the lessons we learned along the way? Featuring Rabbi Zvi Hirschfieldand and Rabba Shani Gross.
