6:15 pm, Friday Night Shabbat Service, Community Dinner and Introductory Lecture Dinner is free for members, $10 per non-member Israelis and American Jews: Do We Still Speak the Same Language? What aspects of Jewish identity, culture, and politics have Israelis and American Jews shared since the founding of the State of Israel? How have these […]
Join in virtually, or join us in person in the Beit Midrash! Please refer to your Shabbat Shalom email for the Zoom information.
Many of the political challenges and dilemmas that American Jews have faced during the last decade were faced by our forebears, in America and elsewhere in the diaspora. What can American Jews learn from the political decisions and strategies of the Jewish past? Register below for this lecture. To register for all Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Events, […]
No previous experience with Torah study is required...just an open mind and a desire to learn more!
How did a local squabble over whether or not sturgeon is kosher escalate into a public dispute that enveloped Jews at the turn of the nineteenth century in Central and Eastern Europe? What does this conflict tell us about the tension in Judaism between tradition and innovation? Register below for the Saturday evening lecture and […]
Friday, December 12-Sunday, December 14
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
December 12-14
Sunday, December 14, 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
Members of our community gather virtually for a warm and inclusive lay-led service. These services take place even if there are fewer than ten participants, last about 20-30 minutes, and are a meaningful way to start your day. Please join us in person; we are no longer meeting virtually.
Come join us for the second year of the ConNEXTions+ Lunch & Learn series with delicious food, camaraderie, and a little learning along the way! This year we will have a series of fascinating discussions led by our TBS House Scholars. In December, Rabbi Bob Orkand will be our featured speaker. "While Israel Slept: How […]
Join us as we explore how Greek civilization and the spread of Hellenism profoundly shaped Judaism—its language, philosophy, law, politics, and engagement with the wider world. From the Septuagint to Jewish life in Alexandria, from the Maccabean response to the intellectual legacy of Philo, he will trace the deep imprint of Greek ideas on the […]
