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Current Classes For the Fall/Winter 2007 to 2008 Adult Ed Learning Cycle
Conversational Hebrew Class for Adults, Every Monday at 7:30 pm
Meeting every Monday night at 7:30 pm, our new Conversational Hebrew Class is being taught by Adrian Mosche, and Hebrew is one of his native languages! Don't miss this great opportunity to study with Adrian and your PJC friends! Contact David Haft at dahaft@optonline.net for info or the PJC Office at (914) 738-6008.
Jewish Law Tuesdays, From 7:30 pm to 9 pm, Starting October 30th, Taught by Rabbi David Schuck
A look into the major principles and the development of Jewish Law, with particular interest in studying specific contemporary (and relevant) halachic issues and responsa, such as, "May an avowed atheist lead services?," "Can you create a Minyan through the internet?," "The Kashrut of Microbial Enzymes," "Are non heckshered wines Kosher?," "Is tattooing permitted?," "Stem Cell Research," and, "Mausoleum and Jewish Burial."
Jewish History in Late-Antiquity: The Emergence of Classical Judaism and Christianity,
17 Wednesdays: Jan 30, 2008 to May 21, 2008,
7:30 to 9:00 pm.
Taught by Ariel Shimon, Doctoral Candidate in Ancient Jewish History at NYU (and friend of Rabbi Schuck's)
This course will present a survey of Jewish history in its formative period. It will focus on the intersection between the political history of the
Land of
Israel and the development of Jewish religious ideas, between the 5th century BCE (the building of the
Second
Jerusalem
Temple ) and the 7th century CE (the Muslim conquest). We will study important events in Jewish history such as: The rise and fall of the Maccabean state, the lives of Jesus and Paul, the Bar-Kochba Revolt, the Jewish–Christian schism, and the ascent of rabbis as communal leaders.
We will also study the origins and development of ideas and institutions such as: the synagogue, the biblical cannon, the messiah, and Jewish sectarianism. Our guides through this period will mainly be ancient sources: the biblical books of Ezra-Nehemiah, Daniel; I and II Maccabees; the Dead Sea Scrolls; the New Testament; the works of the Jewish-Roman historian Josephus, and early rabbinic literature. Aside for literary works, we will also examine ancient Jewish and Roman coins, Jewish and Christian art, and archaeological ruins, such as Qumran, the home of the
Dead Sea sect.
PJC Book Group
A reading list composed of books of interest to Jewish readers is distributed, and our "Book Groupies" meet regularly at the PJC or a member's home to talk about and explore books with a Judaic theme. Call Tobias Guggenheimer at (914) 693-0484, or email at tobiasarch@aol.com to join, discuss suggestions, and/or get more information.
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