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Friday, February 24, 6:15 PM

Torah Study
Saturday, February 25, 9:00 AM

Yoga as we Age
Monday, February 27, 9:45 AM

Class Resumes
Monday, February 27, 3:45 PM

Rosh Chodesh 5772: Women in the Talmud
Tuesday, February 28, 9:45 AM

Lunch-and-Learn:
Tuesday, February 28, 11:45 AM

Advanced Hebrew Torah Study Class
Wednesday, February 29, 9:30 AM

Adult Intermediate Hebrew Workshop - Pesach
Wednesday, February 29, 7:45 PM

4th Grade Likrat Shabbat. Students arrive at 4:30pm and family arrives at 6:15pm for Services
Friday, March 2, 12:00 AM

Shabbat Evening Services
Friday, March 2, 6:15 PM

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Event Detail: Rosh Chodesh 5772: Women in the Talmud

Date/Time: Tuesday, January 31, 9:45 AM
Location:
Details: Led by Cantor Jill Abramson

Selected Tuesday mornings, 9:45-11:15 AM

January 31, February 28, March 20, April 24,
May 22, June Luncheon TBD

How did women live their lives during Talmudic times?
What elements of their lived experience are chronicled in the Talmud?
This year we will continue our investigation of Rabbi Judith Abrams' brilliant yet accessible "peek" into the lives of women in her work "The Women of the Talmud." From norms to exceptions, to rules and rulebreakers, Abrams captures a snap-shot of female life during rabbinic times. With her text as a spring board, we will continue to take a "hands-on" approach to our inquiry: Peer into an ancient prenuptial agreement, examine an actual get (traditional Jewish divorce document), or discover how a rabbi's maid became an unexpected expert. Read about women who kept kosher or those who emphatically did not. In addition to this text, we'll look at challah recipes from Yemenite or Moroccan women and understand how they fulfill the traditional women's mitzvah of "taking challah" as outlined in the Talmud. How was sexual harassment addressed, and what role did women play in mourning rituals? Together we hope to continue our meaningful investigation into the world of women and the Talmud and to cultivate our sense of community and the celebration of the New Month.

Text: "The Women of the Talmud" by Judith Z. Abrams. Northvale, New Jersey & London: Jason Aronson Inc., 1995. Each person is asked to purchase the book on their own, either on- line or through a bookstore.

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