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ADULT EDUCATION
FALL 2018
JewishCommunityofAmherst742MainStreet,Amherst,MA01002413.256.0160~www. jcamherst.org
JCAadulteducationprogramsreflect
religious,secular,practical,andculturalaspectsofJudaism.Wehopethatyouwillfindsomethingthatappealstoyou.
Registerandcontributeonlineathttp://bit.ly/jca1819Faec
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FALL2018PROGRAMSATAGLANCE
LunchandLearnRabbiBenjaminWeinerWednesdays•12:15–1:15pmSephardicCivilizationIlanStavansSeptember25;October2,9Tuesdays•7–9pmPrayerbookHebrewLiteracyJanisLevyOctober15–December3Mondays•7:00–8:30pmMeetMeattheWellBookReadingJaneYolenandBarbaraDiamondGoldinSunday,October14•11am–12:30pmIsraeliDancingRandiSteinOctober23,30;November13,20Tuesdays•7:00–8:30pm
IsraeliFilmSeriesSundays•2–5pmOctober21:TheBand’sVisitDecember9:ZeroMotivationGreatestHitsoftheTalmudRabbiDevorahJacobsonOctober31;November7,14,28;December5,12Wednesdays•6:30–7:45pmCreatingaJewishHomefacilitatedbyMelanieLewisNovember4,December9Sundays•10:45–11:45am“AReasontoRemember”ExhibitionTourDeborahRoth-HoweNovember7•4–5:30pm•JCAKesheronlyOrthodoxFeminismAconversationwithRabbiLilaKagedanSunday,December2•1–3pm
Ifyouwouldliketosuggestfutureprogramming,pleasecontactamemberoftheAdultEducationCommittee:
BarbaraBurkart(chair),JaneBrodwyn,DavidGlassberg,DianeGnepp,PhyllisHerda,JonathanLewis,MelanieLewis,RuthSmith,LindaTerry,BorisWolfson,JanisWolkenbreit,RabbiBenjaminWeiner(exofficio)
LunchandLearn
RabbiBenjaminWeiner
Wednesdays•12:15–1:15pmNowinitsseventhyear,LunchandLearncontinuesitsinvestigationofHalakha,orthetraditionofJewishlaw.Overthepastfewyears,wehaveinvestigatedavarietyoftopics:holidayobservanceandperspectivesonShabbat,divorce,suicide,deathandmourning,purityandimpurity,kitniyot,thegivingoftzedaka.Theconversationisintellectuallystimulatingandemotionallyexpansive,givingparticipantstheopportunitytodeepentheirtraditionalJewishknowledgeandprocessthethoughtsandfeelingsthatthematerialbringstolight.Pleasebeassuredthatifyouhavenotalreadybecomeapartofthismeaningful,oddlyexhilarating,andevenfunexploration,itisnevertoolate.Youcancomeandgoasyou’reable,anddrop-insarealwayswelcome.Bringyourownlunch,andpleaserememberthatJCAkashrutrulesallowonlyfordairyandparevefoodsinsidethebuilding—nomeat!
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SephardicCivilization:SenseandSensibility
IlanStavans
Tuesdays•September25,October2,97–9pm
AjourneyacrossthecomplexitiesofSephardiccivilizationacrosstime,from1492tothepresent,focusingonhistory,politics,culture,andrabbinicaldebates.•LectureOne:“TheWoundofExpulsion”Anexplorationof“LaConvivencia”ofthethreemajorworldreligions—Christianity,Judaism,andIslam—inSpainupto1492.
•LectureTwo:“UnityandDispersion”Ascanningofthediasporicpossibilitiesthatcamewith“marranismo”fromtheExpulsiontotheearlytwentiethcentury.
•LectureThree:“AdiósEspaña”SephardiclifeincontemporaryUnitedStates,Israel,LatinAmerica,andelsewhere.
ParticipantsshouldacquiretheSchockenBookofModernSephardicLiterature,editedbyIlanStavans(2005;ISBN978-0805242287)
IlanStavansisLewis-SebringProfessorofHumanities,LatinAmericanandLatinoCultureatAmherstCollege,publisherofRestlessBooks,andhostoftheNEPRpodcastInContrast.HismostrecentbooksareOnSelf-Translation:ReflectionsonLanguageandagraphic-noveladaptationofDonQuixoteofLaMancha.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumoftwelveparticipantsisneeded
forthecoursetorun.Suggestedcontribution:$54 Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
MeetMeattheWell:TheGirlsandWomenoftheBible
bookreadingwithauthorsJaneYolenandBarbaraDiamondGoldin
Sunday,October14•11:00am–12:30pm
BothJaneYolenandBarbaraDiamondGoldinhavelonghistoriesofwritingJewish(andother)books.MeetMeattheWellistheirfirstco-authoredproject:a21st-centuryfeministmidrashaboutthegirlsandwomenoftheBible,formiddle-gradereadersonup.Thebookteasesoutthewomen’sstoriesfrombehindthemen’sandexplorestheminproseandpoetry.Theauthorswilltalkaboutthedifficultiesandjoysofwritingthebook,anddiscusstheirfavoritestories:thewell-known—Eve,Sarah,Rebecca,Leah,NaomiandRuth,
Miriam,Esther,Deborah—andthelesser-known—Zipporah,Jael,andothers.JaneYolen(www.janeyolen.com),oftencalled“theHansChristianAndersenofAmerica,”iscelebratingthepublicationofher365thbookin2018.Herworksrangefromrhymedpicturebooksfortheveryyoungtonovelsforadults,andhavewontwoNebulas,aWorldFantasyAward,aCaldecott,theGoldenKite,threeMythopoeicawards,twoChristophermedals,theJewishBookAward,theKerlanAward,andtheCatholicLibrary’sReginaMedal.Janehasreceivedhonorarydoctoratesfromsixcollegesanduniversities.
BarbaraDiamondGoldin(www.barbaradiamondgoldin.com)istheauthorofmanypicturebooksandstorycollections,includingCakesandMiracles:APurimTale,TheWorld'sBirthday:AStoryaboutRoshHashanah,andThePassoverCowboy.ShereceivedtheprestigiousSydneyTaylorBody-of-WorkAwardin1997fromtheAssociationofJewishLibraries.Aformerteacherandchildren'slibrarian,BarbaraisnowthedirectorofTheEdwardsPublicLibraryinSouthampton.
Thiseventisco-sponsoredbytheJCAYouthandFamily
EducationCommittee.Noregistrationneeded.
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PrayerbookHebrewLiteracy
JanisLevy
Mondays•October15,22,29;November5,12,19,26;December3withoptionaladditionalclassesonDecember10and17
7:00–8:30pm
Thepurposeofthisclassistohelppeoplebecomemorecomfortableinservicesandattimesofprayer,andtoencourageparticipationwithoutjudgment.Itacknowledgesthatmanyadults,fordifferentreasons,feelexcludedbecausetheycannotreadHebrewwellenoughtochantorsingprayersinthesanctuaryorathome—unlesstheyhavelearnedthembyrote.
ManyadultsbelievethatitistoolateortoodifficulttolearntoreadHebrew.Thatisnotso.InthisclassyouwillgainconfidenceinspeakingHebrewwordsaloud,andalthoughcomprehensionisnotspecificallyagoal,youwillacquireagreaterunderstandingofwhatyouaresaying.ItisanopportunityforthosewithlimitedornochildhoodJewisheducationtostudyprayerbookHebrewwithastructure,developmentandmotivationalapproachspecificallydevelopedforthematurelearnerbyarabbiwhodevotedhislife’sworktoadulteducation.
JanisLevyhasbeenamemberoftheJCAsince2011,andcurrentlyservesontheboardandhelpstocoordinatecommunicationsforthecommunity.Priortothattime,alongwithothervolunteerwork,shewasinvolvedinleadingservicesandteachingintheJewishcommunityinNorthampton.And,foralmosttenyears,sheworkedwithaformerrabbitheretolaunchandteachfollow-upclassesforamajorAdultHebrewLiteracyprogram.ShelooksforwardtoparticipatingnowinthisprojectattheJCA.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumofsixparticipantsisneededforthecoursetorun.Suggestedcontribution:$36
Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
IsraeliDancing
RandiStein
Tuesdays•October23,30;November13,20
7:00–8:30pm
ComeandlearnthepleasuresofIsraelifolkdance!Thisisafour-sessionworkshop.Attendthefirstsessionforanintroductiontothebasicpatternsandseehoweasyandfunfolkdancingcanbe.WewillmeetinRandi'shomestudio.PleasecontactRandi(randistein@earthlink.net)fordirections.
RandiSteinlearnedtodancewithFredBerkinthesixtiesandcontinueddancingwithatroupeatBrandeisUniversity,andtheninIsraelwhereshelivedonakibbutzin1974-79.
Registrationrequired.Aminimumofsixparticipantsisneededtobegin;themaximumnumberofparticipantsiseight.
Suggestedcontribution:$36 Noonewillbedeniedaccesstoprogrammingbecauseoffinancialneed.Yourparticipationinourcommunityismoreimportantthantheamountofyourmonetarycontribution.
ContemporaryIsraeliFilmSeries
Sundays•2pm
October21
TheBand'sVisitdir.EranKolirin,200787minutes;ratedPG-13
Thefilmthatwasadaptedintoanaward-winningBroadwaymusical!AbandcomprisedofmembersoftheEgyptianpoliceforceheadtoIsraeltoplayattheinauguralceremonyofanArabartscenter,onlytofindthemselveslostinthewrongtown.
—withanintroductionbyAdiGordon,AssistantProfessorofHistoryatAmherstCollege.
December9
ZeroMotivationdir.TalyaLavie,201497minutes;unrated
AunitoffemaleIsraelisoldiersataremotedesertbasebidetheirtimeastheycountdowntheminutesuntiltheycanreturntocivilianlife.
—withanintroductionbyJesseFerris,VicePresidentofStrategyattheIsraelDemocracyInstituteinJerusalem.
Israelirefreshmentsprovidedatbothscreenings,courtesyofProjectRehovot.Thiseventisco-sponsoredbytheJCAWorldJewishConcernsCommittee.
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Pleasebringanon-perishablefooditemtobedonatedtotheSurvivalCenter
aspartoftheJCAPerpetualFoodDrive.
GreatestHitsoftheTalmud
RabbiDevorahJacobson
Wednesdays•October31;November7,14,28;December5,126:30–7:45pm
EndyourdaywithatasteofTalmud!Inthisclass,wewillencountersomeofthemostfascinatingdiscussionsoftheancientsagesasrecordedonvariouspagesoftheBabylonianTalmud.Joinusinexploringthesedifferent“gems”oftheTalmudandattemptingtowrestlewiththeirmeaningsintheirtimeandinourown.Thisclassisforbeginnersand
beyond,seekers,andloversofJewishlearning!RabbiDevorahJacobsonhasbeenChaplainandDirectorofSpiritualLifeatJGSLifecareinLongmeadowsince2001.ShehasservedonthefacultyofMeltonAdultJewishEducationProgramsinSpringfieldandFlorenceforovertenyears.In2016,shewasnamedoneofAmerica’sMostInspiringRabbisbyTheForwardandlaudedforherworkinhelpingseniorsandtheirfamiliesspirituallyduringdifficulttransitionsofaging.
Registrationrequired.
Acoursefeeof$90perstudenthasbeensetbytheinstructor.Aminimumoftenparticipantsisneededforthecoursetorun.
CreatingaJewishHome
discussionseriesfacilitatedbyMelanieLewis
Sundays•November4,December910:45–11:45am
WhatmakesahouseaJewishhome?BeyondhangingamezuzahandeatingJewishfoods,infusingourhomelifewithJewishvaluesandritualshelpscreateandsolidifyJewishidentitiesforourselvesandourchildren.Yettheintenserhythmofourdailylivesinasecularworldcanmakereachingthesegoalsamonumentalchallenge.JoinMelanieLewis,RabbiWeiner,andothersforaseriesofdiscussionsessionsfocusedonstrategiesforcreatingaJewishhome.Parentsandgrandparentscansharetheirexperienceswitheachotherwhilealsohavingthebenefitofexpertadvicealongtheway.
WewilldiscusswaystomakesurewearepassingonJewishvalues,encouragingourchildrentoengageinJewishlifeandreflection,keepingthecommunicationopenforquestioningandlearning,andcreatingritualsthataremeaningfulandspiritually-elevating.BetweenThanksgivingandChristmaswearebombardedwithmessagesabouttheimportanceoffamilytogetherness,gift-
giving,andthespiritoftheholidays.WehaveanopportunitytoassertourJewishidentityaswellashelpourkidsdealwiththeoften-overwhelmingandmaterialistictidingsoftheseason.HowcanweinfusethesemessageswithJewishvaluesaswepassthemontoourchildren?Thetwo-eventfallseriesfocusingontheholidayswillcontinueinthespring,withaspecialsessiononmakingShabbataspecialandmeaningfulexperienceforeveryfamily.MelanieLewis,aretiredLicensedPsychologist,movedtothePioneerValleywithherhusbandJonathantobeclosertotheiradultchildren.ThoughMelaniehasnoformalJewisheducation,theLewisesworkedhardtocreateahomefilledwithJewishtraditionsandvalues.MelaniepracticedpsychologyinWilmington,Delaware,foroverthirtyyears,workingwithadultsandtheirfamilies.
Thisseriesisco-sponsoredbytheJCAYouthandFamilyEducationCommittee.Noregistrationneeded.
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AReasontoRemember:Roth,Germany1933-1942
SpecialtoursoftheexhibitwithDeborahRoth-Howe
GroupvisitI:Wednesday,November7•4:00–5:30pmforJCAKesherparentsandstudentsonly
Pleasenote:Asecondtour,
opentoallmembersoftheJCAcommunity,iscominginSpring,2019
WearepleasedtopresentthisrareopportunitytotourthepermanentexhibitattheUniversityofMassachusettsInstituteforHolocaust,Genocide,andMemoryStudieswithDeborahRoth-Howe,oneoftheexhibit’sco-creators.“AReasontoRemember”isbasedonDeborah’sfamilyhistoryandtellsthestoriesofthefiveJewishfamiliesthatresidedinthesmallGermanvillageofRothwhenHitlercametopower.Theexhibitpersonallyengagestheviewersinthephysicalandemotionallivesofthefamiliesastheystruggletounderstandtheirplaceinsocietyanddealwiththedissolutionoftheirrights.Thestunningly-detaileddocumentation,alongwithDeborah’sinsightsandpersonalanecdotes,willprovideapowerful,intimate,immersiveexperience.Therewillbetimeforquestionsandanupdateonthesurprisingandhopefuleventsthathavetranspiredinthevillageoverthepasttwentyyears.
DeborahRoth-HoweisthedaughterofElsaandHerbertRoth,whofledNaziGermanyin1938,afewmonthsbeforeKristallnacht.ShecreatedthisexhibitwithherparentsandRabbiRobertSternberg,formerlyoftheSpringfieldHatikvahHolocaustEducationCenter.
Thistourisco-sponsoredbytheJCAYouthandFamily
EducationCommittee.RegistrationisviaJCAKesheronly.
OrthodoxFeminism
AconversationwithRabbiLilaKagedan
Sunday,December2•1–3pmRabbiLilaKagedanisthefirstOrthodoxwomantoadoptthetitleofrabbi,havingreceivedherordinationin2015fromYeshivatMaharat,theOrthodoxwomen’sreligioustrainingprograminRiverdale,NY,foundedbyRabbiAviWeiss.Shedeliberatelychosethetraditionaltitleoverthecoinage“rabba,”therecentterm-of-artappliedtoOrthodoxwomeninrabbinicroles.WearehonoredtowelcomehertotheJCAforapublicconversationwithRabbiWeiner,inwhichtheywilldiscussherprofessionalandspiritualjourney,theachievementsandchallengesofhertrailblazingpath,changesandvariationsintherolesforwomeninmodernJewishorthodoxy,andotheraspectsofherremarkablydiverseandaccomplishedwork.RabbiLilaKagedanisadualCanadianandAmericancitizen,andholdsdegreesandcertificatesfromMidreshetLindenbaum,theHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,theUniversityofToronto,HarvardUniversity,theMedstarWashingtonHospitalCenterandMassachusettsGeneralHospitalandisaShalomHartmanInstituteRLIfellow.SheisalsoaHadassahBrandeisInstitute-Gender,Culture,ReligionandLawResearchAssociate.Afterordinationinearly2016sheassumedapostattheNewJerseyOrthodoxsynagogueMountFreedomJewishCenter.SheisnowtheseniorrabbiattheWalnutStreetSynagogueinChelsea,Massachusetts.SheisalsothefounderoftheSulamSchoolinBrookline.RabbiKagedanisaninstructorofbioethicsatNewYorkMedicalCollegeandisaclinicalethicistaswellasachaplaininhospitalsandhospices.SheiscurrentlystudyingforaYadinYadinsmicha.
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ADULTEDUCATIONREGISTRATION•FALL2018
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IsraeliDancing
3meetings
$36
PrayerbookHebrew
8sessions
$36
HitsoftheTalmud
6sessions
$90
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