Calendar
The Foundation for Jewish Studies Programs
Holiday Weekend Study Retreats
The Distinguished Scholar Series
Lunch & Learn Bible Study Groups
Community Heritage Lectures
Bible Study Center
Labor Day Study Retreat: September 6-7, 2009
Prof. Raphael Jospe, Philosophy Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Distinguished Scholar Series
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2009
September 15, 2009
Dr. Walter Laqueur
October 7, 2009
Dr. Menachem Kellner
October 13, 2009
Rabbi Barbara Aiello
November 3, 2009
Dr. Marsha Rozenblit
November 19, 2009
Dr. Vanessa Ochs
2010
March 11, 2010
Dr. David Kraemer
Lunch & Learn Study Groups
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New Washington DC Lunch & Learn
Washington DC JCC
1529 16th Street, NW
202-518-9400
January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009
The Politics of Sexuality in the Bible
Rabbi Toby Manewith
March 3, 17, 24, 31, 2009 - CANCELLED
From Whence My Help? : Classical and Modern Meaning in Psalms
Sharon Freundel
May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009
Lessons of a Lifetime: Exploring Jewish Ethical Wills
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman
Downtown Lunch & Learn
The Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW.
(Chinatown metro stop on the Red Line)
January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2009
Genesis: Traditional & Modern Midrash
Rabbi Harold White
February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009 - CANCELLED
The Rule of Law in the Books of Esther & Ruth
Nathan Lewin
March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009
Complex Figures in the Book of Judges
Rabbi Jack Bieler
April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2009
Too Dangerous for Publication: Censoring the Bible
Norman Shore
May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 2009
Kabbalistic Origins of Traditional Shabbat & Festival Customs
Rabbi Morris Faierstein
Rockville Lunch & Learn
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD
301-881-0100
January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009 - CANCELLED
How Torah Speaks to the Generations: Traditional and Modern Midrash
Rabbi William Rudolph
February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009
What Happened to Joseph’s Bones and Other Stories from Egypt
Rabbi Michael Safra
March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009
The Original Top Ten Before David Letterman: Why the Ten Commandments Captured the Imagination of the World
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt
April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2009
From Golem to Genome: Jewish Ethics and Artificial Life
Rabbi Jack Luxemburg
May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2009
Elisha Ben Abuya: The Heretic and His Torah
Rabbi Lyle Fishman
Northern Virginia Lunch & Learn
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (library)
8900 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, VA
703-323-0880
Jan. 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 2009(snow date Feb. 10)
Forgiveness: Traditional and Contemporary Texts About Forgiving Ourselves and Others
Rabbi Rosalind Gold
Feb. 17, 24 and March 3, 2009
The Last Lecture of Randy Pauch
Rabbi Bruce Aft
March 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2009 - CANCELLED
Finding Relevant Lessons for Modern Living in Leviticus
Rabbi Marvin Bash
SPECIAL SUNDAY SERIES
March 15 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm and 3:30 – 4:30 pm
March 29 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm and 3:30 – 4:30 pm
One G-d and the Commandment to Love Him: Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Gideon Amir
April 7 and 14 No Classes
April 28 and May 5, 12, 2009
The Origins of the Jewish People Part III: Settlement in the Land of Israel
Paul Forbes
May 19, 26 and June 2, 2009
“Faith” and “Belief” in Judaism
Rabbi Brett Isserow
June 9, 23, 30, 2009 (skip June 16)
Traditional Biblical Stories: Fact or Fiction?
Paul Forbes
Community Heritage Lectures
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Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC
(Gallery Place/Chinatown metro stop on Red Line)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Revisiting Memory: Facts and Myths about the Jews in Poland and Russia
Dr. Antony Polonsky
The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
10001 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD
301-0897-1518
Session 1
October 18 – December 20, 2009
Excluding November 29, Thanksgiving Sunday
The Book of Joshua
The Conquest of Canaan during Joshua’s Three Major Campaigns
Gideon Amir
Session 2
January 10 - March 21, 2010
Excluding February 28, Purim
The Book of Joshua
The Division of Canaan by Tribe
Gideon Amir
Session 3
April 11 – June 27, 2010
Excluding May 9, Mother’s Day
Excluding May 30, Memorial Day
Excluding June 20, Father’s Day
The Book of Joshua
Joshua’s Farewell Speeches and Death
Gideon Amir
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