Morasha - Community Learning Opportunities
Be our guest as we engage with the past and bring it alive for today; share ideas, ideals, dreams, visions, and conversations that have engaged Jews for millennia; grow personally and as a Jew. No special skill is required and there is no cost. All your need is a hungry soul and a fertile mind as you engage in text study with some of the most inspiring leaders in our community. Sponsored by the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami in partnership with CAJE Adult Learning; Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center and Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center.
DECEMBER 7TH - MAR JCC 6:30-8:30PM - (18900 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33180 )
CHANUKAH: The inner Exile and the challenges of Jewish Identity - The story of Chanukah conveys the tensions of a people navigating different values and systems of meaning. What does it mean to be a Jew, and how does one negotiate between conflicting values systems, then and now?
FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - MAR JCC 6:30-8:30PM (18900 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33180 )
Purim: Living With and Without Power - Throughout Jewish history, Jews were subject to expulsions, discrimination and genocide. Being powerless has led to disastrous results. How has the redemption story of Purim been a dark warning of future events?
MAY 03, 2009 - MAR JCC 6:30-8:30PM (18900 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33180 )
Yom Ha’Atzmaut & Yom Yerushalyim: The Return to Our Land, the Concept of Am Yisrael, and the Centrality of Jerusalem - For most American Jews, Judaism is defined by lifecycle events, holidays and family gatherings. In Israel it is strongly connected to speaking Hebrew, living the culture and serving in the Israel Defense Forces. Can a secular State have a holy significance, and if so, how? How do American Jews fit into the Israeli Diaspora?
For further details and to R.S.V.P. contact: Melanie Bush at 786-866-8621