Study Session and Havdalah with Guest Scholar Dr. Elsie Stern
Date
November 11, 2023
Time
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
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Gather with us onsite on Saturday, November 11 at 3:00 p.m. for our closing study session with Dr. Elsie Stern.
Torah and You!
In this conversation, participants will share their own experiences with Torah. When/where/how and why do you engage with Torah? What are the best parts of these experiences? What would help your Torah engagement be more meaningful, interesting, transformative, and juicy? This conversation (along with other information that Dr. Stern and the commentary team are gathering) will help inform the structure and content of the new CCAR Torah commentary.
About Dr. Elsie Stern
Dr. Elsie Stern is Professor of Bible at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and also serves as the general editor for a new Torah commentary, which is being produced by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Throughout her career, Dr. Stern’s teaching and research has explored how ancient and contemporary Jews have experienced and interacted with Torah and other biblical texts in synagogue and communal contexts. She is the author of From Rebuke to Consolation: Exegesis and Theology in the Liturgical Anthology of the Ninth of Av Season and is a co-editor for The Dictionary of the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media. She has contributed to numerous Bible commentaries and edited volumes including The Jewish Study Bible and The Torah: A Women’s Commentary. As part of her work on the CCAR Torah commentary, Dr. Stern is currently exploring how weekly Torah portions are explored and interpreted in divrei Torah and Torah study contexts.
All are invited to dig in and learn something new with us. After our learning together, we will end with Havdalah led by Temple Israel clergy.
RSVP to participate in this onsite program. For questions, please reach out to us at cajl@tisrael.org.
Other Learning Sessions
Qabbalat Shabbat with Guest Scholar Dr. Elsie Stern, Friday, November 10, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Torah Study with Guest Scholar Dr. Elsie Stern, Saturday, November 11, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.