December 14, 2023 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm –
December 14, 2023 @ 8:30 pm – with Dr. Brian Gordon Hillman, Towson University “The Beginnings of Kabbalah” examines the fundamental theological questions that gave rise to the tradition of Jewish texts and ideas known as Kabbalah. The program historically locates Kabbalah’s origins in Medieval Europe and considers how Kabbalah arose, in part, as a response to philosophical conceptions of the divine. […]
December 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm –
December 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – with Evan Kapros Greece is full of history, and this is reflected in the history of Greek Jewry, a unique combination of Sephardic, Ashkenazi, and Romaniote communities with roots in Spain, the Balkans, and going back all the way to the Roman Empire. We will discover this rich history, and will talk about the social perceptions prevalent in […]
December 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – Monthly via Zoom
January 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am – Chapter 2 meets once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month at CJC, at 10:30am for coffee, nosh, schmoozing and discussion of travel tips and ideas. We also plan to coordinate group day trips or overnight trips. If you would like to be added to the Chapter 2 mailing list, please send your […]
January 4, 2024 @ 8:30 pm – with Dr. Eitan Fishbane, Jewish Theological Seminary In this session, we will explore the varied, fascinating, and inspiring ways in which Jewish mystical thinkers and practitioners have understood and described the nature and character of Divinity. Drawing on lyrical and symbolism-infused texts from the Kabbalah of 13th century Spain (especially that of the Zohar), the […]
January 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – with Louise Arwas Over the course of our virtual tour we will be time travelling: From the time of Moses, through to the Golden Age of Egyptian Jewry, and right up to present day Jewish Egypt. We will visit an Egypt that was tolerant and open, yet indigenous and traditional, where Jews and their Muslim […]
January 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm –
January 8, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – The CJC Green Team meets the 2nd Monday of each month. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83227515040 Meeting ID: 832 2751 5040 Dial by your location 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
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