Foundation for Jewish Studies


	Programs at a Glance Lunch & Learn Community Heritage Lectures Weekend Study Retreats Calendar The Bible Study Center The Distinguished Scholar Series

Whenever, however you prefer to learn, the Foundation offers a range of options – lunchtime learning, evening lectures, classroom courses, weekend retreats, travel/study tours. Our instructors are highly qualified rabbis, professors, and Judaic scholars. All you need to bring: an open mind and your eagerness to learn! No prior background in Hebrew or Judaics is required.


	Best wishes from the Foundation for Jewish Studies for a New Year of fulfillment and peace in 5769 Join us for our stimulating lineup of Fall Scholars in the Distinguished Scholar Series November 6, 2008 Prof. Robert Eisen, Director of Judaic Studies, George Washington University Violence, Peace and the Ethics of Judaism: Ancient Texts and Modern Dilemmas Held at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street, NW Distinguished Scholar Series. No Fee. For further information click here November 13, 2008 Rabbi William Cutter, Director of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism And Health, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles Yehudah Amichai: Love’s Melancholy and the Poetry of History Held at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street, NW Distinguished Scholar Series. No Fee. For further information click here November 20, 2008 Prof. Michael Walzer, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University War and the Jewish Tradition Held at Ohr Kodesh Congregation 8300 Meadowbrook Lane Chevy Chase, MD Distinguished Scholar Series. No Fee. For further information click here And, a Community Lecture December 16, 2008 Douglas Johnston, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy Can Diplomacy Deal with Religious Fanatics? The Imprint of Jewish Law on American and other Legal Systems Community Lecture to be held at The Washington DC JCC 1529 16th Street, NW Washington, DC Community Lecture. No Fee. For further information click here.