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That Fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee for you.”
-- Leviticus 25 |
As part of our fiftieth anniversary celebration, we reflect on what we can learn from the Biblical concept of the Jubilee Year, which was a sacred time of rest and renewal for the land and for the spirit. Please join us!
Scholar’s Weekend
October 16 – 18, 2009,
“Isaiah at Isaiah” with Brandeis Professor Marc Brettler
Friday Evening at 8pm: Introduction: Isaiah the Prophet and Book of Isaiah
Saturday Study Sessions:
Session l: “Holy, Holy, Holy” How Isaiah Became a Prophet
Session ll: “The Lofty Place of Jerusalem” in Isaiah
Sunday at 9am: Brotherhood Breakfast: Social Justice in the Bible, The Jubilee Year and Isaiah
Adult Learning Programs:
The year we will study the Biblical Jubilee Year and how its principles of freedom, equality, sustainability and redistribution, apply to our modern lives.
Yom Shabbat, January 15 – 16, 2010:
Money, Faith & Jewish Values
Sisterhood Wellness Series:
Relax, Reflect, Renew
January 14 “The Art of Slowing Down in a 24/7 World” with Abby Seixas
February 11 “Don’t Get Sick: Strengthening Your Immunity to Colds and Flu” with Adam Stark
March 11 “Laughter is the Best Medicine” with Lynne Caesar
Text Study with Rabbi Alan Ullman
Sunday, March 21, 9-11 am
The Jubilee: A Culmination of Sacred Time
Yom Shabbat, March 26-27
From Prayer to Protest: The Development of Jewish Activism
Advanced Biblical Hebrew
Jubilee Sundays, 8:00-9:30 p.m.