ADULT EDUCATION
SPRING 2018
JewishCommunityofAmherst742MainStreet,Amherst,MA01002413.256.0160~www. jcamherst.org
JCAadult-educationprogramsreflectreligious,secular,practical,andculturalaspectsofJudaism.Wehopethatyouwillfindsomethingthatappealstoyou.
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SPRING2018PROGRAMS
LunchandLearnRabbiBenjaminWeinerStartingJanuary3Wednesdays•12:15–1:15pm
Maimonides:OurContemporary?RabbiBenjaminWeinerJanuary30,February6,13,20Tuesdays•7:00–8:30pm
IsraeliDancingRandiSteinMarch13,20,27Tuesdays•7:00–8:30pmIslamforJewsandOtherInterestedLearners
RabbiDevorahJacobsonApril3,10,17,May1,8,15Tuesdays•6:30–8:00pmTheMerchantofVenice:theTragedyofaComedy
MurraySchwartzApril19,26;May3,10Thursdays•7:00–9:00pm
Ifyouwouldliketosuggestfutureprogramming,
pleasecontactamemberoftheAdultEducationCommittee:BarbaraBurkart(chair),JaneBrodwyn,DavidGlassberg,DianeGnepp,PhyllisHerda,JonathanLewis,MelanieLewis,RuthSmith,LindaTerry,BorisWolfson,JanisWolkenbreit,RabbiBenjaminWeiner(exofficio)
LunchandLearn
RabbiBenjaminWeiner
Wednesdays•StartingJanuary312:15–1:15pm
Nowinitssixthyear,LunchandLearncontinuesitsinvestigationofHalakha,orthetraditionofJewishlaw.Overthepastfewyears,wehaveinvestigatedavarietyoftopics:holidayobservanceandperspectivesonShabbat,divorce,suicide,deathandmourning,purityandimpurity,kitniyot,thegivingoftzedaka.Theconversationisintellectuallystimulatingandemotionallyexpansive,givingparticipantstheopportunitytodeepentheirtraditionalJewishknowledgeandprocessthethoughtsandfeelingsthatthematerialbringstolight.Pleasebeassuredthatifyouhavenotalreadybecomeapartofthismeaningful,oddlyexhilarating,andevenfunexploration,itisnevertoolate.Youcancomeandgoasyou’reable,anddrop-insarealwayswelcome.Bringyourownlunch,andpleaserememberthatJCAkashrutrulesallowonlyfordairyandparevefoodsinsidethebuilding—nomeat!
Noregistrationneeded.
Pleasebringanon-perishablefooditemtobedonatedtotheSurvivalCenteraspartoftheJCAPerpetualFoodDrive.
Maimonides:OurContemporary?
RabbiBenjaminWeiner
Tuesdays•January30,February6,13,207:00–8:30pm
Thoughhelivedalmostathousandyearsago,RabbiMosesbenMaimon,knowneitherasMaimonidesortheRambam,remainsatoweringfigureintheannalsofJewishthoughtandlife.HiscodeofJewishlaw,theMishnehTorah,persistsinthebedrockofthehalakhic(Jewishlegalistic)process,hiscelebratedlettersexemplifycommunalleadership,andhisphilosophiclandmark,GuideforthePerplexed,isstillarelevantcontributiontotheprojectofreconcilingreligionandscience.Infact,thebodyofhisworkissobroadandnuancedthatnumerousstreamsofJudaism,rangingfromstringenttoprogressive,mysticaltosecular,havesoughttoclaimhimasaspiritualfather.It’simportanttoremember,too,thatdespitetheveneerofpietythatadherestohimtoday,hewasconsideredquitecontroversialinhisowntime.Inthisbrief,four-sessionclasswithRabbiWeiner,studentsofanylevelwillhaveachancetoencounterthelifeandtextsofthisremarkableman,andthroughitdevelopasenseofhishistoricalcontext.Asalways,thegoalistoimmerseourselvesinJewishintellectualhistoryandtoexploreitsrelevancetoourownexperience.Studentsareencouragedtoacquiretwotexts:
•SherwinB.Nuland.Maimonides.Schocken,2005.(JewishEncountersSeries,ISBN978-0805211504)
•IsadoreTwersky,ed.AMaimonidesReader.BehrmanHouse,1972.(LibraryofJewishStudies,ISBN978-0874412062)
Registrationrequired.Aminimumofsixparticipantsisneeded
forthecoursetorun.Suggestedcontribution:$54 Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
IsraeliDancing
RandiStein
Tuesdays•March13,20,277:00–8:30pm
ComeandlearnthepleasuresofIsraelifolkdance!Thisisaone-to-three-session-longworkshop,dependingoninterest.Attendthefirstsessionforanintroductiontothebasicpatternsandseehoweasyandfunfolkdancingcanbe.WewillmeetinRandi'shomestudio.PleasecontactRandi([email protected])fordirections.
RandiSteinlearnedtodancewithFredBerkinthesixtiesandcontinueddancingwithatroupeatBrandeisUniversity,andtheninIsraelwhereshelivedonakibbutzin1974-79.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumofeightparticipantsisneededtobegin.
Suggestedcontribution:$36
IfyouregisteredforthisworkshopinFall2017,whenitwasoriginallyannounced,thereisnoneedtocontributeagain,
butpleasecompleteanewregistrationformforeachparticipanttoconfirmyourintentiontoattend.
Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
IslamforJewsandOtherInterestedLearnersRabbiDevorahJacobson
Tuesdays•April3,10,17,May1,8,15
6:30–8:00pm
AnintroductiontoIslamforthosewhowouldliketohaveadeeperunderstandingofthecorebeliefsandpracticesofIslam(andthemanysimilaritiesbetweenJudaismandIslam)whilehearingaboutdifferencesbetweenSunni,ShiaandSufiMuslims.OurlearningtogetherwillincludelisteningtosomeofProf.JohnEsposito’svideopresentationsfromtheGreatCoursesclassonIslam;engagingwithinvitedlocalMuslimcommunityleaderstodiscusspersonalexpressionsofMuslimpiety,interfaithworkanddealingwithcontemporarypoliticalrealities;visitingalocalmosqueforeveningprayer;anddiscussionofprayerpractices,aswellaslifecyclepractices—especiallymarriage,death,andburial.WewillalsoshareaRamadaniftarmealtogether.
RabbiDevorahJacobsonhasbeenChaplainandDirectorofSpiritualLifeatJGSLifecareinLongmeadowsince2001.ShehasservedonthefacultyofMeltonAdultJewishEducationProgramsinSpringfieldandFlorenceforovertenyears.In2016,shewasnamedoneofAmerica’sMostInspiringRabbisbyTheForwardandlaudedforherworkinhelpingseniorsandtheirfamiliesspirituallyduringdifficulttransitionsofaging.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumofelevenparticipantsisneededforthecoursetorun.Acoursefeeof$130perstudenthasbeensetbytheinstructor;
thefeeincludesacopyoftheQur’an.
TheMerchantofVenice:theTragedyofaComedy
MurrayM.Schwartz
Thursdays•April19,26;May3,107:00–9:00pm
Infoursessions,participantsinthiscoursewillreadWilliamShakespeare’splayTheMerchantofVenice(1599)andviewthefilmversionstarringAlPacinoasShylock.OuraimwillbetounderstandhowShakespeareembodiesatragedyinacomicform,andtoplacethattragedyinthehistoryofanti-Judaismandanti-Semitism.ParticipantsshouldpurchasetheFolgerShakespeareLibraryeditionoftheplay(editedbyBarbaraMowatandPaulWerstine,ISBN978-0743477567)andbringittotheclasses.
Foroverfiftyyears,MurrayM.SchwartzhastaughtShakespeare,Holocaustliteratureandpsychoanalysis.HiswritingspansawiderangeofinterdisciplinaryinterestsandincludesessaysonShakespeare,theworkofErikErikson,appliedpsychoanalysis,modernpoetryandtraumastudies.Hehasalsoco-editedseveralanthologies,includingRepresentingShakespeare(1980)andMemoryandDesire(1985).HewasPresidentofthePsyArt
FoundationandeditedtheonlinejournalPsyArt.MurraywasDeanoftheCollegesatSUNY/Buffalo(1979-83),DeanofHumanitiesandFineArtsatUMassAmherst(1983-91)andProvostoftheClaremontGraduateUniversity(1991-97).HeisProfessorEmeritusatEmersonCollegeandascholarmemberoftheBostonPsychoanalyticSocietyandInstitute.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumoffiveparticipantsisneededforthecoursetorun;themaximumnumberofparticipantsistwelve.
Suggestedcontribution:$54 Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
ADULTEDUCATIONREGISTRATION•SPRING2018
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Maimo-nides
4sessions
$54
IsraeliDancing
1-3mtgs
$36
IslamforJews
6sessions
$130
MerchantofVenice
4sessions
$54
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