Added September 2022
Eric Lidji Presents: Jewish Pittsburgh in Five Roads
Sunday, September 18 at 10 a.m.
In-Person and On Zoom at www.templedavid.org/athome
The collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge has highlighted the way a single piece of infrastructure can impact daily life. This presentation will examine the way local transportation corridors have influenced Jewish migration throughout Allegheny County. We’ll look at five pieces of infrastructure: the Pennsylvania Canal, Bigelow Boulevard, the Boulevard of the Allies, the Liberty Tunnel, and the Parkway East.
Eric Lidji is Director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center and curates its website “The Jewish Encyclopedia of Western Pennsylvania,” and hosts its podcast “The Cornerstone.” He writes extensively about the Jewish history of Western Pennsylvania for local publications. He is the author of The Seventeenth Generation: The Lifework of Rabbi Walter Jacob and is a co-editor of the anthologies Her Deeds Sing Her Praise and Bound In The Bond Of Life.
Added August 2022
ALLEC Presents
Separation of Church and State: To Be or Not to Be?
By Duquesne Law School Professor Bruce Ledewitz
Sunday, August 7 at 10 a.m.
A Light Breakfast Will Be Served at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP by Thursday, August 4 to Sharon Saltzman
at sharons@templedavid.org
The new conservative majority on the Supreme Court is clearly moving aggressively to protect the individual practice of religion as well as promote government support for religious institutions.
There are two reasons that I do not consider this trend to be a problem. First, and most fundamentally, religion is not what it used to be. We are building the first ever secular civilization. But secularism has not solved the problem of meaning in human life. We secularists have to stop thinking of religion as a threat and start thinking of it as a resource.
The second reason is that, although it is true that these religion decisions distort the words and intentions of the framers of the Constitution, unless one is an originalist, which I am not, there is no reason to care about that. Times change and today religious people are often the ones who are out of step culturally and thus need judicial protection. Furthermore, religious institutions might not survive if cut off from government support, which was not the case in the 18th century.
I should also note that two other concerns that people raise may reflect misunderstandings of the Court’s decisions. The Supreme Court in the Kennedy football coach case did not sanction coercion of students of minority religious beliefs or nonbelief. The Court majority may have misread the record, but they did not change the law that no form of religious coercion no matter how slight will be permitted.
Nor is the Court imposing traditional religious values on the culture. Dobbs, for example—the abortion case—did not restrict abortion in any way. It is true that access to abortion will now be left to political decision, but, over time, there is no reason to think that women voters, who comprise the majority in every state, will permit women to be oppressed by harsh anti-abortion laws.
Bruce Ledewitz is professor of law and Adrian Van Kaam C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence at Duquesne Law School where he specializes in Law and Religion, Jurisprudence, and Pennsylvania and federal Constitutional Law.
Ledewitz writes and speaks widely on a variety of legal and religious topics, in both legal journals and popular media. He is the author of four books: American Religious Democracy: Coming to Terms with the End of Secular Politics (2007), Hallowed Secularism: Theory, Belief, and Practice (2009), Church, State, and the Crisis in American Secularism (2011) and The Universe Is On our Side: Restoring Faith in American Public Life (2021). He is a regular op-ed contributor to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star as well as his own blog, Hallowed Secularism. Ledewitz received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Added May 2022
Temple David Visits the Biblical Garden at Rodef Shalom
Sunday, July 10 at 11 a.m.
Update: Lunch will follow at Aladdin’s Eatery (5878 Forbes Avenue, Squirrel Hill) for those who wish to attend.
Please join Temple David for a docent-led Biblical Garden Tour at Rodef Shalom Congregation.
Lunch following at a restaurant (TBD) for those who wish to attend.
The exhibit will focus on the multiple meanings of healing, from the spiritual comfort the Garden brings to visitors, to the medicinal qualities of plants mentioned in the Torah, the Quran, and the New Testament.
Please contact Sharon Saltzman at sharon@templedavid.org for more information and to RSVP.
Corrected May 2022
Virtual Speaker Event with Isabel Wilkerson
Monday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Viewable Online Until May 18
In her ground-breaking book Caste, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, explores how America—today and throughout its history—is shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
The video link for the live-streamed event will be e-mailed to all ticket holders on the day of the lecture.
The captioned video will be available to view until May 18
Register AND get your copy of Caste here:
https://form.jotform.com/220814331616145
NEW!
Open Discussion Group:
Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86797250130
Added April 2022
Cooking2Gether with an Israeli Chef
The Treats of Passover
April 10 at 1 p.m. (8 p.m. in Israel)
REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/k7wyzvea
Our guest chef, Ya’arit Stern, will teach us how to make meringue cookies (left) and Argentinian alfajores (right) for Passover.
Recipes will be sent to the registrants.
Ya’arit has owned the Ya’arit—Taste of Art bakery shop in Tradyon, Misgav since 2019. where she serves a variety of cakes, savory dishes, breakfasts, and varied hospitality trays for various events.
She lives in Moreshet community village, located in Misgav.
Ya’arit has been working as an educator and art teacher for many years and her dream for years was to open a bakery shop; now she is following her dream!
Cooking2Gether is sponsored by Partnership2Gether, Temple David, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
Temple David Visits the Keeping Tabs Holocaust Memorial
Sunday, April 24 at 4 p.m.
Join The Adult Learning and Life Experiences Commission (ALLEC) for a visit to the “Keeping Tabs Holocaust Memorial” at the corner of Beechwood Blvd. and Forward Ave, on the campus of Community Day School in Squirrel Hill, on Sunday, April 24 at 4 p.m.
We will carpool from Temple David or just meet at the memorial. If there is enough interest, we will go to dinner after visiting the memorial.
RSVP by Sunday, April 17 to Carol and Bob Gordon at carolg@templedavid.org.
Added February 2022
Modern Israel 101
In-Person Sunday, February 13 from 9:20-10 a.m.
Modern Israel is complex and nuanced and may feel hard to relate to…but it doesn’t have to be! Together, we will take a step into better understanding current events through the lens of the past.
All are also welcome to join our Religious School Morning Gathering at 9 a.m.
American Antisemitism: An Old Problem Returns
With Professor Pamela Nadell
On-Line on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Americans were stunned when gunmen murdered Jews in synagogues here in Pittsburgh and Poway, California. American Jews feel threatened; our communal institutions appear under attack. This violence stands atop a long history of American antisemitism that most people do not know. Three years since the attack in our own backyard, we turn to the past to help us grapple with the antisemitism of our own moment in time.
Professor Pamela Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History at American University where she directs the Jewish Studies Program and received the university’s highest award, Scholar/Teacher of the Year. Her books include Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination, 1889-1985. A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies and the recipient of the American Jewish Historical Society’s Lee Max Friedman Award for distinguished service, her consulting work for museums includes the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Library of Congress.
Her recent book, America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today (W.W. Norton) won the 2019 National Jewish Book Award’s Jewish Book of the Year. She is currently writing a book about the history of American antisemitism. Her articles on the subject have appeared in The Washington Post and The Conversation, and she has appeared on C-SPAN and PBS on the topic.
Co-sponsored by:
Beth El Congregation of the South Hills
Congregation B’nai Abraham
Temple David
Temple Sinai
Tree of Life
Virtual Speaker Event with Isabel Wilkerson
Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m.
Viewable Online Until May 18
In her ground-breaking book Caste, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, explores how America—today and throughout its history—is shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
The video link for the live-streamed event will be e-mailed to all ticket holders on the day of the lecture.
The captioned video will be available to view until May 18
Registration information will be forthcoming.
Added January 2022
Cook with an Israeli Chef from Your Own Kitchen via Zoom
Sunday, February 6 at Noon (7 p.m. in Karmiel-Misgav, Israel)
Link will be at www.templedavid.org/athome
Galilean Cooking Class with Chef Paul Nirens from Galileat
Galileat (www.galileat.com) specializes in culinary experiences in the Galilee and is owned and operated by Paul Nirens. In his words: I have lived in the Galilee for almost 30 years. In that time, I have cultivated relationships with many people living in the area. These relationships allow me to offer true grassroots cultural experiences, based around food, working in co-operation with those that live in the area. I believe that in order to eat properly in the Galilee, to encounter the authentic, real-life atmosphere of Israel’s green North, it must be done with and by locals. A Galileat adventure allows an in-depth view of the real Israel. If it’s edible and from the Galilee, then I know about it. I want to share that experience with you.
In a fun online cooking workshop, we will learn to prepare Middle Eastern Style Stuffed Cabbage and Cherry Tomato Tabouli Salad.
In the Galilee, stuffed and rolled cabbage leaves are small and delicate, unlike their European namesakes that are much larger. We will also learn to prepare a modern tabouli salad, which is based on cherry tomatoes and lots of greens, with only a tiny amount of bulgur wheat (which may be omitted, if we want it gluten-free).
The event will be on Zoom in the form of an interactive, online cooking workshop, where the participants receive an ingredient list beforehand and cook along with me, real time. Both dishes are very Israeli Galilean and can be easily reproduced at home in the USA.
Preparing both dishes, will take between 45-60 minutes, including some intro time at the beginning and some Q&A at the end.
Rolled Cabbage Leaves Ingredients
1 large cabbage
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Rice mixture: 1.5 cups rice, medium-grain rice, soaked in water for half an hour
1 tomato
1 onion
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons Baharat*
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
I heaping teaspoon salt
½ cup top quality olive oil
*Temple David will supply this Druze spice blend; just stop by beforehand
Cherry Tomato Tabouli Ingredients
1 lb. cherry tomatoes
6 stalks spring onions (scallions)
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
1/4 bunch fresh mint
3 tablespoons fine bulgur wheat
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
(1/4 teaspoon hot paprika)
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup top quality olive oil
Added October 2021
Join us for Temple David’s annual Shabbaton and make aliyah for a day at JCC J&R Family Park in Monroeville. We will focus on Israel through study, interactive activities, taste tests, and more. Join us for the full day of fun and learning or attend for particular sessions! A box lunch is included! Feel free to bring individually packaged snacks to share with your fellow travelers!
AGENDA:
9:00 a.m. Torah Talk*-Lech L’cha to Israel in the Torah
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service* followed by Kiddush
11:30 a.m. Israel Trivia Game
11:40 a.m. Israel: Still Wrestling with God: Non-separation of Synagogue and State
12:40 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Israeli Song Session
1:45 p.m. Israel: From the Inside Out-Knesset, Culture, Conflicts
2:45 p.m. Break (hike, games, chat, sing, nosh)
4:00 p.m. Israel: From the Outside In-The Life of a Diaspora Zionist from 70 CE to the Present
* Also on Zoom; see www.templedavid.org/athome for links
There will not be a Morning Service at Temple David.
There is no charge for those only attending Torah Talk and/or Morning Service.
Questions? Contact Sharon Saltzman at sharons@templedavid.org
Please see
www.templedavid.org/bulldocs/5782/shabbaton2021.pdf
for the registration form
RSVP by October 17
to Carol and Bob Gordon
at carolg@templedavid.org
Added July 2021
Monday, August 30 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
In-Person and On Zoom (www.is.gd/tdathome)
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about the High Holy Days, let’s learn:
- How are Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur linked?
- Is the Book of Life mentioned in the Torah?
- Why do people wear white?
- What is a kittel?
- What can I do to make the High Holy Days more meaningful to me personally?
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Download registration form:
www.templedavid.org/bulldocs/5781/2021hhdclass.pdf
or e-mail tdoffice@templedavid.org
by Monday, August 23
Published May 2021
Temple David
Online Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah
Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m.
With Shavuot as an example, Rabbi Symons will share parts of her soon-to-be-published book Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah. The impetus behind the book is to reclaim the title “Prophetic Judaism”—from the sanctuary and beyond. The book’s intention is to better understand the prophets through contemporary interpretations as well as through alternative prophetic voices with their interpretations. There will be a brief look at the expansiveness of the alternative texts as well as the many haftarot for the American Jewish calendar from Independence Day to Pride Month to Opening Day.
Please join us!
Visit www.templedavid.org/athome for the link
Click to Register:
https://jewishpgh.org/tikkun/
Published March-April 2021
TEMPLE DAVID
SCHOLAR-IN-YOUR-RESIDENCE
WEEKEND
APRIL 23-25
Featuring Rabbi Stephen A. Karol
On Zoom; find the links at
www.templedavid.org/athome
Rabbi Karol, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook, New York, was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1977 and has served at Temple Beth Zion (Buffalo, NY), Congregation Sha’aray Shalom (Hingham, MA), and Temple Isaiah. He currently teaches at Temple Isaiah and at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Stony Brook University. Rabbi Karol is the author of Finding Hope and Faith In The Face Of Death, which is about giving faith, comfort, and inspiration when a death occurs. It is relevant for Jews and Christians as well as those who don’t identify themselves as believers.
A signed copy of Rabbi Karol’s book will be available for purchase by contacting him directly or by contacting Elaine Wolfe at elainew@templedavid.org.
EVENTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 23 at 10 a.m.
Rabbi Barbara Symons will host a private event at which Rabbi Karol will speak to a joint session of the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium and the Greater Pittsburgh Rabbinic Association. Rabbi Karol’s topic will be The David And Bathsheba Story – #Me Too or A Forgivable Sin?
FRIDAY, APRIL 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Karol will speak during the Erev Shabbat service. His topic will be Turn, Turn, Turn: What We Can Learn From The Book Of Ecclesiastes through which we will discover profound and meaningful messages about wisdom, values, and perspectives. There will be time for questions after the service.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 at 7 p.m.
Grab a glass of wine and some snacks and Zoom in as Rabbi Karol talks about How Women Are Treated In the Hebrew Bible – Our Four Foremothers: Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel. The Hebrew Bible was the product of a patriarchal society. Although the Four Matriarchs are sometimes overshadowed by the Three Patriarchs – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – each woman has her own distinctive story. This session will be followed by Havdalah.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25 at 10 a.m.
Enjoy brunch at home and join Rabbi Karol on Zoom to find out Why David Is Still Important 3,000 Years After He Lived. David is one of the most fascinating characters in the Hebrew Bible – shepherd, warrior, outlaw, lover, husband, father, king, and ancestor of the Messiah. In this presentation, you will discover how he was so flawed and so loved, so criticized and so admired, but is still so important.
Please join us on Zoom for a very exciting and uplifting weekend.
There is no charge for this weekend; however, donations are always appreciated.
We look forward to learning with all of you.
Published March 2021
The Synagogue Architecture
of Eric Mendelsohn
Sunday, March 7 at Noon
Join us for a virtual, socially distanced lunch as we listen to Michael Palmer discuss his book Eric Mendelsohn’s Synagogues in America.
Trained in Germany, Eric Mendelsohn received international acclaim for his designs; four synagogues he designed between 1946 and 1953 were built in the U.S.
Michael Palmer is a photographer whose work has explored the architectural legacy and relevance of the German Jewish exodus from Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Palmer began his photography career in 2015 with the Tel Aviv White City project.
We invite all Temple members and their guests to hear Mr. Palmer discuss Mr. Mendelsohn’s work.
Visit www.templedavid.org/athome for the link
Did the Exodus Really Happen
& Other Nagging Questions from the Seder
with Dr. Ben Sommer
Wednesdays, March 10 and March 24 at 7:30 p.m.
www.templedavid.org/athome
Join us for this wonderful series with Dr. Ben Sommer of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Jewish identity in the Shema and many other prayers is based on an event that is supposed to have happened more than three thousand years ago: we were liberated from slavery in Egypt. But were our ancestors and forebears from ancient Israel in fact enslaved there? Did they really escape that slavery to become a nation?
Professor Sommer will address textual, historical, and archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction.
This is collaboration between Temple Ohav Shalom, Congregation Beth Shalom, Temple Emanuel, and Temple David.
Learning with Sefaria
Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
www.templedavid.org/athome
We are the People of the Book, but how can we begin to navigate the vast network of Jewish literature?
Sefaria’s free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation, seeks to enable all Jews to appreciate our collective inheritance.
Join Temple David and Sefaria for an interactive one-hour session to view the fundamentals of using Sefaria to find pieces of Torah that speak to you.
With Passover just around the corner, you will learn tools to help prepare nuggets of wisdom to share at your upcoming seder.
Published February-March 2021
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Passover…
(But Were Afraid to Ask)*
Sunday, March 14 at 9:15 a.m.
www.templedavid.org/athome
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about Passover, let’s learn:
- Why do some Jews celebrate for 7 days and others for 8?
- If leaven is forbidden, why can’t I eat rice or tofu?
- Why do some seder plates have 5 spaces and others have 6?
- What is the difference between various Haggadot (plural of Haggadah)?
- Why is there a focus on Elijah during the seder?
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Save the Dates
April 23-25
Rabbi Stephen A. Karol, originally scheduled as Temple David’s Scholar-In-Residence for May, 2020, will be joining us via Zoom for an informative and noteworthy weekend as our Scholar-Not-In-Residence. Rabbi Karol is the author of Finding Hope and Faith In The Face Of Death.
Additional information, including times and topics, will be in included in upcoming issues of TD Now! and Next Ten Days.
Published January-March 2021
The Synagogue Architecture of Eric Mendelsohn
Sunday, March 7 at Noon
Join us for a virtual, socially distanced lunch as we listen to Michael Palmer discuss his book Eric Mendelsohn’s Synagogues in America.
Trained in Germany, Eric Mendelsohn received international acclaim for his designs, and four synagogues he designed between 1946 and 1953 were built in the U.S.
Michael Palmer is a photographer whose work has explored the architectural legacy and relevance of the German Jewish exodus from Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Palmer began his photography career in 2015 with the Tel Aviv White City project.
We invite all Temple members and their guests to hear Mr. Palmer discuss Mr. Mendelsohn’s work.
We will provide a Zoom link closer to the date of the program.
Published January & February 2021
As our entire Weiger Religious School studies the life cycle,
you are invited to join them!
We will answer your questions as well as:
- What does Judaism say about abortion? In-vitro fertilization?
- Does a non-Jewish adopted child have to convert to be Jewish?
- Is an interfaith ketubah kosher?
- Can a Jew say Kaddish for a non-Jewish relative?
- Can interfaith spouses be buried together?
- Can a Jew be cremated?
Come to One (or Both!) at www.templedavid.org/athome
Published January 2021
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Tu BiSh’vat…
(But Were Afraid to Ask)*
Sunday, January 24 at 9:15 a.m.
www.templedavid.org/athome
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about the Tu BiSh’vat, let’s learn:
- Why is Tu BiSh’vat a New Year?
- How is Tu BiSh’vat a name and a date at the same time?
- Why is there a seder on Tu BiSh’vat; shouldn’t it only be for Passover?
- Are there special foods we should eat or would any fruit, vegetable, or grain do?
- Why are there different blessings for each category of food?
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Published November 2020
Join us for Shabbaton, a day of remote worship and learning via Zoom.
During the Shabbaton, we will have a Shabbat morning service,
followed by four different sessions separated by breaks to get up and stretch.
Each session will focus on the prophet Elijah from different perspectives,
from what the Bible says about him to what he says to us today.
At 3:30, Elisa Beck will teach Gentle Yoga–a specially-designed class
for seniors and for those who haven’t tried yoga before.
$25 per Household
9:00 a.m. Torah Study (open to all)
9:45 a.m. Worship (open to all)Shabbat
10:45 a.m. Study Session
11:45 a.m. Break/Lunch
1:00 p.m. Study Session
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Study Session
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Gentle Yoga
4:00 p.m. Study Session
5:45 p.m. Havdalah in the Temple Parking Lot (Live and Online; open to all)
The links for the open portions will be posted at
www.templedavid.org/athome.
The links for the paid portions
will be sent to those who’ve registered.
Click here for the registration form
The deadline is Sunday, November 1
Questions? Please contact Bruce Antonoff
at brucea@templedavid.org
Published October 2020
Visit www.templedavid.org/athome for the link
Published July and August 2020
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about The High Holy Days…
(But Were Afraid to Ask)*
Sunday, August 23 at 10 a.m.
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about the High Holy Days, let’s learn:
- What is the difference between The Ten Days of Awe and The Ten Days of Repentance?
- How is a machzor (High Holy Day prayer book) different from a regular prayer book?
- Why is the shofar sounded on Rosh HaShanah? When else is it sounded?
- Why do some Jews wear white on the High Holy Days?
- Why does the evening Yom Kippur service have the name Kol Nidre?
- Why do some Jews wear a tallit on Kol Nidre given that they are only worn in the morning?
- Why don’t some Jews wear leather shoes or belts on Yom Kippur?
- What is Selichot?
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Click here for the sign-up form
Published June 2020
Online Mini-Series: Unorthodox
Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m.
Many people have already watched this 4-part series which is the “story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.” (https://www.imdb.com).
If you haven’t yet watched it, grab the popcorn! Let’s talk about the series, its message and analyze the reviews.
Published May 2020
CITY-WIDE STUDY: ONLINE via ZOOM
on Wednesday, May 27
Sessions from 9-10 p.m., 10-11 p.m., and 11 p.m.-12 a.m.
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Rabbis from around Jewish Pittsburgh on May 27 for a night of meaningful and fun virtual learning.
There will be 23 separate learning sessions, focusing on many topics, within three time slots.
Registration and a schedule of the classes will be available on our website very soon:
www.jewishpgh.org/event/tikkun-leil-shavuot-2
Online Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Thursday, May 28 at 9 p.m.
Why is #10 (Do Not Covet) the Most Important
It is a mitzvah to study into the night after evening services on Shavuot. On Thursday, May 28, Rabbi Barbara Symons will lead a study session on the importance of the Tenth Commandment-Do Not Covet.
Published April and May 2020
This Class May Be Moved Online—Participants will be Notified
Please sign up using the form below
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Shavuot…
(But Were Afraid to Ask)*
Wednesday, May 20
10 a.m. at Temple David
or 7 p.m. at Walnut Crossing
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about Shavuot, let’s learn:
- Is it true that Shavuot isn’t in the Torah?
- Why do we read the 10 Commandments?
- Why is Confirmation on Shavuot?
- How did eating cheese get associated with Shavuot?
- Why do some people stay up all night studying?
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Click for RSVP Form
Deadline is Friday, May 15
Published March & April 2020
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Pesach…
(But Were Afraid to Ask)*
Wednesday, April 1 at 10 a.m. or 7 p.m.
There are no dumb questions. Really. Together we will look at the texts, history, rituals, and creative celebrations of our holidays. For this session about Pesach, let’s learn:
- Why do some people eat rice while others don’t?
- What is the seder really about?
- Why is the number 4 so prevalent in the seder
(4 questions, 4 sons, 4 expressions of redemption, 4 cups of wine )? - Why do some people keep 7 days while others keep 8?
- What is a Miriam’s Cup and what’s it filled with?
There’s one additional classes holiday class this year: Shavuot May 20
* With apologies to David Reuben, M.D.
Click for RSVP Form
Deadline is Friday, March 27
Updated March 2020
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please consider becoming a Scholar-In-Residence sponsor. The Scholar-In-Residence weekend is an important part of Temple David’s Adult Education program and brings a high degree of visibility both within the Temple and in the greater Jewish community. The cost of becoming a sponsor is $100 per person and includes Shabbat dinner, an autographed copy of Rabbi Karol’s book, and recognition in the program brochure.
Please click for RSVP Form
Updated February 2020
Rabbi Karol will speak on a variety of interesting and informative topics during the weekend:
Friday Evening, May 1
What Reform Judaism and Orthodox Mysticism Have In Common
Rabbi Karol will discuss his views of “Believing you can make a positive difference in the world every day of your life is the most important message taught by Orthodox Mysticism and Reform Judaism.”
Saturday Evening, May 2
Bob Dylan’s Jewish Music
We will listen to and discuss some of Dylan’s lyrics that contain Biblical and Jewish references.
Sunday Morning, May 3
Why Is David Still Important 3000 Years Later
A text study followed by a lively discussion on whether King David is really relevant in today’s world.
Sponsorship letters have been mailed; additional information will be included in the March and April issues of TDNow!.
Published January 2020
You are invited to be part of a Scholar In Residence weekend featuring Rabbi Stephen Karol, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook, New York, and author of Finding Hope and Faith in the Face of Death: Insights of a Rabbi and Mourner.
Rabbi Karol will speak on a variety of interesting and informative topics during the weekend. Additional information will be in future bulletin articles. We look forward to seeing you.
Elaine Wolfe,
Scholar In Residence Chair
Temple David ALLEC