BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5028@columbiajewish.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T203000 DTSTAMP:20230829T231537Z URL:https://www.columbiajewish.org/events/the-beginnings-of-kabbalah/ SUMMARY:The Beginnings of Kabbalah DESCRIPTION:with Dr. Brian Gordon Hillman\, Towson University\n\n“The Beg innings of Kabbalah” examines the fundamental theological questions that gave rise to the tradition of Jewish texts and ideas known as Kabbalah. T he program historically locates Kabbalah’s origins in Medieval Europe an d considers how Kabbalah arose\, in part\, as a response to philosophical conceptions of the divine. The program will then explore some early Kabbal istic texts to understand how Kabbalists understood both the nature of div inity and the relationship between G-d and the world with a focus on human ity’s place therein. \;\n\nBrian Hillman is an assistant professor i n the department of philosophy and religious studies at Towson University in Towson\, Maryland. He earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Indiana University\, Bloomington in 2021. His research focuses on modern Jewish th ought and Kabbalah. In addition to being the managing editor of the Journa l of Jewish Thought and Philosophy\, his writing has appeared or is forthc oming in \;Jewish Studies Quarterly\, \;Religious Studies Review\, and \;The Jewish Book Council. \;\n\nPlease click here to registe r online. \;Zoom information will be shared a few days before program. \n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiajewish.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/08/WJT-photo-1.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR